Polynesia in early historic times

Introduction

Forebears of the "Polynesians"

Ancestral Polynesians

Dispersal

Natural environments

Population

Languages

Cosmologies and religions

Tools and crafts

Clothing, body adornment, and tattoos

Food and drink

Buildings

Watercraft

Sexual activity

Other diversions

Warfare

Individuals: from conception to death

and beyond

Households and families

Clans

Kinship and friendship

Communities and tribes

Social stratification

Societies

Maori

Moriori

Epilogue.