Tanoa

There were chiefs, such as Tanoa, Tuiveikoso, and Tuikilakila, who had literally eaten hundreds of their fellow men.

The Whale Tooth 1911

There were chiefs, such as Tanoa, Tuiveikoso, and Tuikilakila, who had literally eaten hundreds of their fellow men.

South Sea Tales Jack London 1896

King Tanoa were being seized upon by his (Tanoa's) nephew who as his vasu had a right to take whatever he might select from the king's possessions.

Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Anonymous

Indeed, in order to keep his property in sight, Tanoa was forced to give it to his own sons, thus escaping the rapacity of his nephew.

Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Anonymous

Indeed, in order to keep his property in sight, Tanoa was forced to give it to his own sons, thus escaping the rapacity of his nephew.

The Scientific Monthly, October-December 1915 Scientific Monthly 1915

Wilkes records an interesting example of this, for he found that the rifle and other costly presents he had presented to King Tanoa were being seized upon by his (Tanoa's) nephew who as his vasu had a right to take whatever he might select from the king's possessions.

The Scientific Monthly, October-December 1915 Scientific Monthly 1915

Once it happened that many chiefs feasted in the house of Tanoa, King of Ambau.

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia James George Frazer 1897

The principal wife delayed the ceremony, by taking leave of those around her; whereupon Tanoa, the present king, chid her.

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia James George Frazer 1897

It occurred while old Tanoa was still alive, and of course long before Thakombau became a

The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

This not having been done, he resolved to gain the friendship of Tanoa without committing himself.

The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific William Henry Giles Kingston 1847