A certain mysterious connection exists between a family and its kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species, to which his kobong belongs, should he find it asleep ; indeed he always kills it reluctantly, and never without... Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind - Seite 266von James Cowles Prichard - 1847Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Grey - 1840 - 170 Seiten
...the family, and this sign is handed down from father to son, a certain mysterious connection existing between a family and its ko-bong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species to which his ko-bong belongs, should he find it asleep ; indeed... | |
| John Kennedy - 1851 - 318 Seiten
...adopts some animal or plant as a kind of badge or armorial emblem, or, as they call it, their kobong. A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...animal or pluck any plant of the species to which its kobong belongs, except under particular circumstances. This institution again, which in some respects... | |
| Robert Gordon Latham - 1854 - 100 Seiten
...adopts some animal or plant, as a kind of badge or armorial emblem, or, as they call it, its kobong. A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...circumstances. This institution again, which in some respects resembles the Polynesian tab•A, though founded on a different principle, has its counterpart... | |
| Adolf Bastian - 1860 - 644 Seiten
...Each family adopts some animal or plant , as a kind of badge or armorial embleme (as their kobong). A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...not kill an animal or pluck any plant of the species of which its kobong belongs except under particulars circumstances. — Dog-ribs descended from a dog.... | |
| Adolf Bastian - 1860 - 1576 Seiten
...Each family adopts some animal or plant , as a kind of badge or armorial emblème (as their kobong). A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...kobong, so that a member of the family will not kill au animal or pluck any plant of the species of which its kobong belong- except under particulars circumstances.... | |
| Adolf Bastian - 1860 - 1130 Seiten
...some animal or plant, äs a kind of badge or armorial emblemo (äs their kobong). A certain mystcrious connection exists between a family and its kobong , so that a member of the l'amily will not kill an animal or pluck any plant of the speeies of which it» kobong belongs except... | |
| Adolf Bastian - 1871 - 564 Seiten
...among the Australians adopts some animal or plant, as a kind of badge or armorial emblem (Kobong). A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...animal or pluck any plant of the species, to which his Kobnng belongs, except under particular circumstances (as in the Polynesian tabu). Among the Hurons... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 646 Seiten
...however, does not seem to me at all probable. 'A certain mysterious connection exists between ' the family and its kobong, so that a member of the ' family will never kill an animal of the species to which ' his kobong belongs, should he find it asleep ; indeed,... | |
| Edward Micklethwaite Curr - 1886 - 494 Seiten
...likely that these have been named after the families than that the families have been named after them. A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...and its Kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species to which his Kobong belongs should he find it asleep ; indeed,... | |
| Adolf Bastian - 1888 - 554 Seiten
...Indianer). Das Leben des Dualla ist mit seinem Baum verknüpft (wie Meleager's mit dem Holzscheit). A certain mysterious connection exists between a family...and its kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species, to which his kobong belong-s, should he find it asleep, indeed... | |
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