Grave of the missionaries Tataio and Taniela in Rô, Maré island

Description:
Grave of the missionaries Tataio and Taniela in Rô, Maré island Comment : Grave of the first missionaries Tataio and Taniela, who unloaded on Maré island in 1841. According to Melanesian custom, their bones were put down in their pirogue, which was raised and put in an natural hollow of the cliff. Maré (New Caledonia)Loyalty IslandsNew CaledoniaOceaniaRô (New-Caledonia)villageMaré
Display date:
1967
Location:
New Caledonia
Format:
image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
University of Southern California Digital Library
Publisher:
University of Southern California. Libraries
Content partner:
University of Southern California Digital Library
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