1 58 Haiuaiian A^cts and Nciiing. 



the kaka, the latter are fastened and prevented from spreading by cords about two 

 inches long. The kaka are of about equal strength, and by holding the points of the 

 handles in the palm of the hand and springing the sticks apart with the fingers, the 

 kaka, being tied at the other end, become bowed and so open the mouth of the net 

 wider when necessary. No. 763 is of olona, and No. 764 of waoke, both tanned. The 

 measurements are : — 



763. Length of kaka 42 in., width apart 2-2.3 i"-; length of net 33 in. or 25 meshes, 

 depth 16 meshes, mesh 1.4 in. 



764. Length of kaka 44 in., width apart 2.-2.5 "'-i length of net 36 in. or 16 1-2 

 meshes, depth 8 1-2 meshes, mesh 2 in. 



UpKna Holoholo, or UpEna Poo. — One specimen. No. 5176. A large tanned 

 dip net with a frame the same shape as No. 761, but three times as long and twice as 

 broad. The cross piece is 16 inches from the point. The net has a mesh of 2 inches, 

 and is composed of a piece of netting folded together and netted along the sides to form 

 a bag. The net is suspended from the frame as far as the cross piece, the balance of 

 the kaka being left uncovered for the handle. Length of frame 8.3 feet, width 2.8 feet. 

 Length of net, 81 meshes, depth 24 meshes. 



Upkna Uhu. — Four specimens, Nos. 766, 767, 76S and 5175. These specimens 

 are each composed of a square piece of netting stretched flat by alihi, which are fast- 

 ened by the corners to the ends of two kaka tied at right angles to each other at the 

 middle. The diagonal of the netting is less than the length of the kaka, so that the 

 latter are somewhat arched when in position. Weights of stone, or lead, are fastened to 

 the ends of each kaka. Specimen No. 766 is labelled iipcna akiikii^ and has a mesh con- 

 siderabl}' smaller than the other nets of this kind. Upciui pakiikiiis probably the same. 



766. Upena akiikii, length of kaka 6.5 ft., size of net 21X22 1-2 meshes, mesh 2.3 in. 



767. Upena uhu, length of kaka 8.3 ft., size of net 10 1-2 XiS meshes, mesh 6 in. 



768. Upena uhu, length of kaka 8,.5 ft., size of net 16X17 1-2 meshes, mesh 5.3 in. 

 5175. Upena uhu, without kaka, size of net 15X15 meshes, mesh 4.5 in. 



Mr. Cobb's description" of an upena uhu does not seem to agree with the specimens 

 in the Museum, nor with the evidence of fishermen consulted. The piece of netting 

 is hardly bagged at all, and is almost as flat as a piece of netting can be in hori- 

 zontal suspension. The kaka, which Mr. Cobb states were made "to swing around 

 and lie parallel" and thereby close the mouth of the net to retain the fish, are fixtures 

 when the implement is set up and cannot be moved from their relative position without 

 drawing the net to the surface where the hand can reacli and untie them. \\\ drawing the 

 implement rapidly through the water the net would of course act as a drag and bow the 



"Ibid. 



