...natives had their tutelary genii, gods, and goddesses, but they were represented by small wooden or stone idols, which bore no relation to the images that ornamented...opportunity of stating that one of his forefathers was Unrautahui, the distinguished image-maker. The work of carving the image into shape and detaching it...

...natives had their tutelary genii, gods, and goddesses, but they were represented by small wooden or stone idols, which bore no relation to the images that ornamented...never missed an opportunity of stating that one of bis forefathers was Unrautahni, the distinguished image-maker. The work of carving the image into sbape...

...idols, and were not worshiped. The native deities were represented by small wooden or stone idols. The image-makers were a privileged class, and the...from father to son ; some of the natives still claim with pride descent from them. The image was carved in rock, and the difficulty was to convey it to...

...natives had their tutelary genii, gods, and goddesses, but they were represented by small wooden or stone idols, which bore no relation to the images that ornamented...ancestors with as much pride as to the royal family. " The work of carving the image into shape, and detaching it from the rock of which it was a part,...

...natives had their tutelary genii, gods, and goddesses, but they were represented by small wooden or stone idols, which bore no relation to the images that ornamented...were a privileged class, and the profession descended Irom father to son. Some of the natives still claim a descent from the image-makers, and refer to their...