Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names They Gave

Wooden bowls made of tamanu or miro were oval, round, or elliptical in shape, with or without legs. — General name; kumete; uete in Mangaia. Round bowls are termed: kumete taupupu in Aitutaki; apua in Atiu; uete raukaka in Mangaia. Oval bowls: kuete in Atiu; kumete roroa in Aitutaki

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Wooden bowls made of tamanu or miro were oval, round, or elliptical in shape, with or without legs. General name; kumete; uete in Mangaia. Round bowls are termed: kumete taupupu in Aitutaki; apua in Atiu; uete raukaka in Mangaia. Oval bowls: kuete in Atiu; kumete roroa in Aitutaki.

Wooden bowls made of tamanu or miro were oval, round, or elliptical in shape, with or without legs.
General name; kumete; uete in Mangaia. Round bowls are termed: kumete taupupu in Aitutaki; apua in Atiu; uete raukaka in Mangaia. Oval bowls: kuete in Atiu; kumete roroa in Aitutaki.

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Title: Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the Names they Gave

Author: Alphons M.J. Kloosterman

Publication details: Cook Islands Library and Museum, 1976

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

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