mahanan

Updated: August 13, 2026

When adzing a tree for housebuilding I observed that Mahanan, the war Chief's brother, had been keeping too near me, and that he carried a tomahawk in his hand; and, in trying both to do my work and to keep an eye on him, I struck my ankle severely with the adze. He moved off quickly, saying, "I did not do that," but doubtless rejoicing at what had happened.

John Gibson Paton - The Story of John G. Paton: Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals