608 



with them. The floats of the last-named net are identical in 

 shape and material with those just mentioned, and their 

 sinkers are made of a species of Venus shell, called Giri. 

 Slightly larger again is the Gehi orcVl, and still larger the 

 Dii'i ord'i. 



The large Gauma net stands in quite a different position 

 in the cummunity of nets, for there is some magic connected 

 with it (comp. chap, v., sec. 2). The Ord'i nets are private 

 property, and they were kept in houses. The Gauma, on the 

 other hand, is the property of the subclan, and it was in olden 

 days kept in the Diihu. The Gaumas have all their own 

 names, which are here given : — 



Subclan. Gauma name. 



Wdratsadiihu Ldgo'amiia 



Aritsadiihu Goifsie'ajniia 



Bochadiihu Batsu'amua 



Gdraduhu Goitsie'amua 



Goniduhu Bdnainua 



Diadiihu Moguamiia 



Boiladiihu Bdtsu'amiia 



BdroMduhu Dudmu'amiki 



Bdnagadiihu Oi'amiia 



Md rad ii h u A giu 'amua 



Motodiihu Toivadae 



Morauduhu RuruUimua 



Mord'ii Ogohada'amna 



The Gauma, as said above, are made of thin Wdru ropes. 

 They had large wooden floats and heavy sinkers, made of frag- 

 ments of large Conus shell (A'i'a), and when set in water the 

 net might be from 2 to 3 m. high. There were two classes of 

 this kind of net. The U me gauma, used for catching the big 

 Uuie and other large fish, and the dugong net, Opi gauma^ 

 There was only one of the latter in the Mailu village, but 

 there were several of them in Domdra, at the western end of 

 the Mailu district. These nets are held in most regard, and 

 there are customs, taboos, and magic associated with them 

 (see below). Each such net has got also its own individual 

 name, but I failed to record that of the one in Mailu. 



Various kinds of fishing, both by day and night, are done 

 with nets, the smaller being used exclusively in shallow water. 



1. DAY FISHING. 



1. Tdea. — This is done quite close to the shore, the men> 

 of course, wading. A large heap of stones (c) is previously 

 piled up in the sea, so that a number of small fish may find 

 shelter and congregate. One man keeps one end of the net 



