Occasional Papers

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Occasional Papers
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
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Single combat, the usual resort in civil quarrel, was frequent.
The proceedijre at such legal conflidls was regulated by the tribal council. The encounters took place, as a rule, between individ- uals, though at times tribal disputes were settled by this arbitra- ment between picked men. The chief causes of dispute were those relating to ownership, more particularly to that of women. A par- ticular time was appointed for the contests, generally in summer, and several days were spent by the part
...icipants in preparation for the encounter. This was begun in various ways, sometimes at a distance with boomerang and spear, and sometimes at close quar- ters. A usual form of duel was with the unwieldy wooden sword, iliberately given and received in turn. A form ascribed later, was especially made for these ject was not to kill the opponent, but only to him, and the infiidlion of mortal wounds was iished by the tribe. During the contest the often no uninterested spectators, stood near creaming wildly.

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