Nevertheless, the signs themselves have no doubt a history, which as such, even apart from interpretation, may prove to be signposts in our search for the origin of this mysterious people.
FIG. 100.
CRATER LAKE, RANO KAO: ORONGO VILLAGE AND SCULPTURED ROCKS ON THE RIGHT.
FIG. 101.
ANA KAI-TANGATA.
Cave on right, site of cannibal feasts during bird rites.
FIG. 102.
PAINTINGS ON ROOF OF ANA KAI-TANGATA.
Top, a bird superimposed on a European ship.
FIG. 103.
ORONGO, END HOUSES AND CARVED ROCKS