642 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



short hukahuka of dried and curled harakeke (undressed flax), 

 which rattle as the wearer moves. 



Tihetihe : Eesembles a timu. 



Pauku, or Pukupuku : A thick mat-like cloak, very closely 

 woven, and worn in battle as a defence against spear-thrusts. 

 Before entering into a fight these pauku were soaked in 

 water, which caused the fibre to swell, thus rendering it a 

 very fair shield. A warrior would wear two of these mats, 

 thus protecting his body against the thrust of Jmata, or toko- 

 toko, and the impact of the tarerarera, a rude spear thrown by 

 means of a whip. 



Pokeka : A rough cloak. Used as a generic term for 

 such. 



Pekerere : A shoulder-cape. Some resemble a j^ora, others 

 are closely set outside with thick thrums of coarse, roughly 

 dressed flax, like a mai. 



Kilts. 



Piupiu : This is a kilt made of long strips of green flax, 

 which are scraped about every alternate inch, and dried so 

 that they curl into a round form (tojmku = cylindrical). They 

 are then dyed. The scraped portions become black, but the 

 unscraped parts remain almost the natural colour of dried 

 flax. The ends of the strips are scraped and woven into a 

 band 4 in. to 6 in. wide, which passes round the waist, and 

 is tied by cords left at either end. Thus the kilt is really 

 composed of long, loose, detached strips which hang to the 

 knee, but do not interfere with one walking, although they 

 conceal the Hmbs. It is, in fact, a rational dress, and a 

 picturesque. 



Kinikini, or Pokinikini : Similar to the piupiu, but which 

 rattles as the wearer moves, which the piupiu does not. 



Bapaki, or Papaki : These were kilts made like a mai, but 

 smaller, and would turn rain. They are not picturesque. 



Eiekie Capes. 

 Eough but serviceable shoulder-capes were woven from the 

 fibre of the kiekie, but, unlike the flax {Phormiwn tcnax), the 

 leaves of the kiekie had to be put through a retting process. 

 They were steeped in water until only the fibre remained {kia 

 ngakungaku), to soften it, which fibre was then worked up. 



Toi Capes. 



These were very strong and durable shoulder-cloaks, and 



the fibre of the toi or mountain palm {Cordyline indivisa) was 



for centuries the only good material possessed by Tuhoe for 



the manufacture of clothing. For Nature has frowned upon 



