Noa Noa: Gauguin's TahitiNicholas Wadley |
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ancient animal Areois asked Atuas beautiful become Bora-Bora born in turn bottom brook cannibalism civilization cocoanut death divine dress earth European evil eyes feasts finally fish flower forest Gauguin Genii goddesses gods guardian spirits guavas hair head heavens Hina hook hour human idol infanticide island Itia king later leaves legend light living looked magnificent Mahoüi Maori maraës moon Morea mountain natives nature neighbor night Oceanian orana Oromatuas Oüroü Païa pandanus Papeete perfume perhaps phosphorescence pirogue Pomare priest princess race religious replied rocks rose rosewood Roüa sacred savages seemed shoulders silence sleep smile soul spirit and matter stars strange Taaroa slept Tahiti Tahitian Tané Taravao Tathagata Tefatou Tehura temple things Titi toë told Tonga took Totefa tree tunnies tunny-fish Tupapaüs vahina Vaïraümati Vaïtüa watched wife woman women word young girl