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... observation is a comparatively long one , extending through nearly four centuries , the great majority of these explorers have had at the most merely a few hours of contact with the natives . Their descriptions are nearly always exact ...
... observation is a comparatively long one , extending through nearly four centuries , the great majority of these explorers have had at the most merely a few hours of contact with the natives . Their descriptions are nearly always exact ...
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... observations must be on the shores of the Strait of Magellan . Of the language of these nations , I can only say that it is not Araucanian or Chilian . 1 Canoe communication between the Chonos Islands and the Gulf of Peñas by way of the ...
... observations must be on the shores of the Strait of Magellan . Of the language of these nations , I can only say that it is not Araucanian or Chilian . 1 Canoe communication between the Chonos Islands and the Gulf of Peñas by way of the ...
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... culture is based on personal observation during one day spent with the natives at Orange Bay in 1715 . Ascasubi , Miguel Informe cronológico de las misiones del reino COOPER ] 67 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRIBES OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO.
... culture is based on personal observation during one day spent with the natives at Orange Bay in 1715 . Ascasubi , Miguel Informe cronológico de las misiones del reino COOPER ] 67 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRIBES OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO.
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... observation during a visit to eastern Fuegia from Jan. 25 to the end of Feb. , 1902 , but chiefly ( according to Dr. Dabbene , a , p . 78 , who traveled with Mr. Barclay ) on information furnished by Mr. Lucas Bridges ( q . v ...
... observation during a visit to eastern Fuegia from Jan. 25 to the end of Feb. , 1902 , but chiefly ( according to Dr. Dabbene , a , p . 78 , who traveled with Mr. Barclay ) on information furnished by Mr. Lucas Bridges ( q . v ...
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... observation by Prof. Bastian , but on information given him by colonists who came aboard the vessel at Punta Arenas . The data on Fuegian religion ( p . 18 ) have to be used with caution . The author passed through the Strait in 1875 ...
... observation by Prof. Bastian , but on information given him by colonists who came aboard the vessel at Punta Arenas . The data on Fuegian religion ( p . 18 ) have to be used with caution . The author passed through the Strait in 1875 ...
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