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VOL. IV. 
Wellington, August, 1921. 
No. 4. 
MAORI STRING - GAMES. 
Second Series. 
By Johannes C. Andersen. 
With Illustrations by J. McDonald. 
Since publication of the figures in vol. 3 of the Journal a considerable 
amount of new material has been obtained, chiefly at Rotorua, including 
Whakarewarewa and Ohinemutu, in 1920, and at Koriniti, Hiruharama, 
and Pipiriki, on the Wanganui River, in 1921. 
Ikiiki. 
(From H. Ruru, a Ngati-Porou man, Gisborne.) 
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Synonym : Te ikiiki atea (Mrs. Gordon, an Arawa woman, Ohinemutu). 
1. Opening A. 
2. Thumbs under forefinger loop, into little-finger loop from below : 
turn hands so that palms are downwards, fingers pointing slightly down, 
and away from you, thumbs pointing directly downwards. Turn palms 
towards each other, the ends of fingers approaching slightly, at the same 
time turning thumbs upwards and slightly towards you until, when the 
palms face each other, the thumbs are upright, having carried with them 
the far little-finger string. Hold fingers close during the movement, to 
prevent slipping of strings. 
3. Release little fingers. (There are now a single loop on each forefinger, 
and a double loop on each thumb, one of the far thumb strings crossing 
over and under one of the nearest thumb strings.) 
4. Middle, ring, and little fingers under forefinger loop ; with ring and 
little fingers hold down the far double thumb string, and with middle 
fingers inserted in forefinger loop from below press down near forefinger 
string. Bend forefingers forward over the near double thumb string, grasp 
it between forefingers and middle fingers, and draw it back through the 
10—Science. 
