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Chapter VII The Departure of an Overseas Expedition

Kouta’uya, one of the Chiefs of Sinaketa
Plate XXXVIII Kouta’uya, one of the Chiefs of Sinaketa He is seen standing in front of one of his decorated yam-houses, his lisaga (own dwelling) in the background.
A Loaded Canoe
Plate XXXIX A Loaded Canoe A masawa canoe on the beach of Nu’agasi (in the Amphletts), showing the main load at the gebobo (middle partition).

Walking towards the North, over the black soil here and there pierced by coral, among tall trees and bits of jungle, fields and gardens, we come to Kanubayne, the village of Kouta’uya, the second most important chief

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