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Toki Ukamea: The story of William Mariner by Richard Wolfgramm

Aug 29, 202100:44:02Society & Culture

Saumailagi, a young daughter of Finau 'Ulukālala falls ill. He pleads with the gods to spare her life but Saumailagi's condition shows no improvement. Mariner witnesses and documents the funerary customs at Saumailagi's...

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