skull-hunting

Updated: July 14, 2026

But it may be feared that it will not be possible entirely to prevent atrocities over so wide a range; though if, as Bishop Patteson suggested, all vessels unregistered, and not committed to trustworthy masters, were liable to be seized and confiscated, much of the shameless deceit and horrible skull-hunting would be prevented.

Charlotte Mary Yonge - Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands