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Ethnology of Tongareva
Figure 43. Graves at Moana-toto and Tinimanu. a, Moana-toto grave, sides 16 feet 9 inches long and composed of slabs 2 feet 2 inches high: 1–4, slabs on right, respectively 5 feet 7 inches, 6 feet 3 inches, 2 feet 5 inches, and 2 feet 6 inches long; 5–8, slabs on left, 6 feet 4 inches, 4 feet 6 inches, 3 feet 6 inches, and 2 feet 5 inches long; 9, end slab at foot, 4 feet 5 inches wide; 10, head pillar 3 feet 9 inches wide at bottom, 3 feet 11 inches wide at top, and 7 feet 10 inches high. b, side slab of Moanatoto grave (a, 5): 1, upper edge 6.5 inches thick; 2, outer flange formed by cutting in at downward slant for 0.5 inches along line 2 inches below upper outer edge of slab, continuous along upper edge of slab. c, grave at Tinimanu: 1, small knobbed flange or squared projection on right upper corner of slab 10 inches thick; knob is 2.5 inches deep and 4 inches thick, 3 inches of material having been removed on either side of knob
Figure 43. Graves at Moana-toto and Tinimanu. a, Moana-toto grave, sides 16 feet 9 inches long and composed of slabs 2 feet 2 inches high: 1–4, slabs on right, respectively 5 feet 7 inches, 6 feet 3 inches, 2 feet 5 inches, and 2 feet 6 inches long; 5–8, slabs on left, 6 feet 4 inches, 4 feet 6 inches, 3 feet 6 inches, and 2 feet 5 inches long; 9, end slab at foot, 4 feet 5 inches wide; 10, head pillar 3 feet 9 inches wide at bottom, 3 feet 11 inches wide at top, and 7 feet 10 inches high. b, side slab of Moanatoto grave (a, 5): 1, upper edge 6.5 inches thick; 2, outer flange formed by cutting in at downward slant for 0.5 inches along line 2 inches below upper outer edge of slab, continuous along upper edge of slab. c, grave at Tinimanu: 1, small knobbed flange or squared projection on right upper corner of slab 10 inches thick; knob is 2.5 inches deep and 4 inches thick, 3 inches of material having been removed on either side of knob.
