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the mapara wood, as in the tattooing of the human body. 

 This figure is usually about 18 in. in length ; a portion of 

 the timber projects below the legs, in order to serve as a 

 hand-hold. The arms are loose, being merely semi-attached 

 to the figure by means of strings which pass through holes in 

 the shoulders of the figure and are secured to the upper parts 

 of the loose arms. The two strings are fastened together 

 behind the figure. The operator held the figure in one hand 

 by grasping the hand-hold base or projection. In the other 

 he held the cord, which, being pulled taut, caused the 

 arms of the figure to be gripped firmly to the shoulders, and 

 were thus made to assume different positions, both in front or 

 both extended backwards, or one extended in front and one 

 behind. At the same time the arms were made to quiver as 

 in a real haka a la Maori, the movement being imparted 

 thereto by the hand of the operator. A specimen may be 

 seen in the Auckland Museum. We give two oriori karetao, 

 songs chaunted while putting the figure through its paces : — 



Kohine, kohine 

 Tutara koikoi tara ra 

 Wheterotero koi arai ake 

 To marutuna, to maru wehi. 



The following is an oriori karetao composed by Hokina for 

 a karetao known as " Tukemata-o-rangi " : — 



E rua aku mate, be kauwbau pakihore 



Whakatau rawa atu te aro mai ki ahau 



Pau te whakatau, he taDgata rakau mai 



Me whakahiuga te whare a Pohe, a Uhia 



Koinei kahu tai moana 



Whakaeke i wnhn ra, he kahuhu waiarangi 



Tapoto ki to ringa, me ko tahuna — e 



Hei rakau a tungatunga turanga riri 



A te koroua i te ao o te tonga 



Hoki mai ki muri ra 



Kia hoaia atu te maro o Tawhaki 



. . . . i rucga o Te Inaki 



Tapuitia mai na taumata- e 



. . . . ka pae roto Te Papuni 



Ki te iwi ka ngaro 



Na to tupuna ra, nana i oro i te whenua 



E tama — e ! Tenei ou tupuna kai te morehu noa 



A mana e ui mai — e ahu ana ki hea ? 



Horo te ki atu — he mate ka tuafcini no to papa 



E moe tonu mai rara roto Waihau 



Ma wai e whakaara te mea ka oti atu 



E tama — e ! 



Tokere, or Bones. 



These were made of matai or mapara wood, and were used 

 in the same manner as with us, a pair in each hand. The 

 same songs were used for the tokere as for the pakuru. 



