TribalSite is a forum for all those who share an interest in traditional tribal cultures, ethnographic art, and fine publications.


 
BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO THE PEOPLE 
AND CULTURES OF OCEANIA AND INSULAR ASIA

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  • Antiquarian and contemporary publications
  • Early voyages and exploration 
  • Ethnographica
  • Ethnobotany 
  • Anthropology
  • Tattooes and other elements of  tribal cultures 
Because our library resources are constantly changing we have decided  not  to maintain an on-site catalogue, but we will be more than happy to search our own stocks and other associated resources for specific publications or items of possible interest. Please e-mail us at kava@tribalsite.com with your contact information: Name, Address, E-mail, Telephone, Fax.  Give us as much or as little personal information as you like and indicate your specific interests from one or both of the following categories. Please note, this is not an instantaneous search, we will reply when we locate the material. Thanks.

Specific Wants:  Title, Author or Editor, Publisher, Additional information Attributes: Title and author only required for search.

Notification of  publications of  interest:  Out of Print - Contemporary - All Oceania,  Polynesia,   Melanesia,  Micronesia, Australia, Insular Asia, Indonesia,  Malaysia,  Philippines,  Taiwan. Tribal Art,  Anthropology,  Archeology,  Exploration, Ethnobotany. Other  specific interests, i.e. Hawaii, Tattoos etc. 

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ITEMS OF INTEREST:
First day cover 3-cent, U.S. Possessions Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct.18, 1937.
 

First day cover 3-cent, U.S. Possessions Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct.18, 1937. 

First day cover, Hawaii Statehood, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 1959.

The pair, $12.00 U.S. including Priority Mail postage in the U.S



FROM OUR COLLECTION: 
Apparently two journals combined in one cover. 

Easter Island. Cooke/Thompson 
Handwritten inscription on  title page: "Te Pito Te Henua or Easter Island  W.J. Thompson  R.37   U.S.N. Mus. Rep. 1889: 447-552. PL.12=60f. 1-20   Washington 1891"

Heading on first  page: Te Pito Te Henua or Easter Island, by Paymaster William J. Thomson, U.S. Navy.

The Discovery Of Easter Island. Report of National Museum,1889-Thomson 
Second Journal bound with above, title: Te Pito Te Henua, known as Rapa Nui; commonly called Easter Island, South  Pacific Ocean Latitude 29 10'S;Longitude 109 26'W.   By: George H. Cooke, Surgeon, United States Navy National Musem; 97-44 Pages for both 447 to 723.   Many line drawings, maps, B&W photographs, vocabulary. 


TRAVELS IN TROPICAL CLIMES - Unique, illustrated articles of tribal culture contributed by John Fowler and others.  We will be adding new  articles ass time and inclination permit.
Authors and publishers: We would appreciate notification of new materiall within our area of interest.

NUKA HIVA Trading Company - Quality suppliers of Kava (awa) root powders, and Noni. What to buy, how to prepare it, its beneficial effects.
Background notes on the traditional use of kava in the Pacific. Personal story of a kava grower in Hawaii. 
Information on noni's role in Pacific island culture. Photographs of ceremonies and plants.
Links to art galleries, museums & other sources. We are always interested in linking with other sites with similar interests or related themes,  so please be in touch. 

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