The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [halftitle]
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Foreword — by Herbert William Williams p. vii
  • Contents p. ix
  • List of Half-tone Plates Figured p. xi
  • Acknowledgments p. xiii
  • Introduction p. xvii
    • The Cook Islands p. xvii
    • Aitutaki p. xviii
    • Historical p. xix
    • Language p. xxi
    • The V Sound p. xxiv
    • Maori
    • Scope of the Work
• The Material Culture of the — Cook Islands. — (Aitutaki)
  • Chapter I. — Houses, Hare
    • [section] p. 1
    • Foundation
    • Paepae p. 2
    • The Framework
    • The roof, Tua p. 7
      • [section] p. 7
      • Stages of Making Pandanus Sheet
      • Thatching the Roof p. 18
      • The Cocoanut Leaf (Nikau) Roof
      • The Pandanus Leaf (rau) Roof
    • The Roof Ridging p. 24
    • The Gable-Ends, Tara
    • The House Walls, Patiha p. 31
    • Cocoanut Leaf Screen, Hapuka
    • The Door, Ngutupa p. 33
    • Interior Arrangements
    • The Life Of Roofs p. 34
    • Special Houses
      • Cooking Houses, hare umu
      • Store Houses p. 36
      • Houses Of Learning, Hare Vananga
      • Assembly House of Entertainment. — Hare Karioi
      • Canoe Houses p. 38
      • Round Houses
    • Comparisons With New Zealand. 1
  • Chapter II. — Domestic Furniture, Utensils, Accessories, — Cords and Ropes
    • Domestic Furniture p. 43
    • Domestic Utensils
      • [section]
      • Small Vessels, Ipu
      • Water Containers, Taha p. 47
      • Wooden Vessels, kumete p. 48
      • Food Pounders, reruorpenu
    • Domestic Accessories p. 51
      • The Production of Fire, hika ahi p. 51
      • The Earth Oven, umu
      • Oven Covers, rau tao p. 53
      • Food Platforms, Pahata p. 55
      • Food Stretchers, Pahata
      • The Carrying Pole, oka p. 57
    • Material Connected With Food
      • The Cocoanut
      • The Breadfruit, kuru p. 60
    • Cords and Ropes p. 62
    • Cords
    • Ropes, Taura p. 65
      • [section] p. 65
      • Three-strand Ropes
      • Four-strand Round Rope, Taura puna
      • Pig Ropes, Taura puaka
      • The Naming of Ropes p. 71
      • Incantation
    • Comparison with New Zealand.1 p. 73
  • Chapter III. — Clothing and Footwear p. 76
    • [section] p. 76
    • Bark Cloth
    • The Beating Process, Tutu p. 79
    • Kinds of Bark Cloth p. 80
      • [section] p. 80
      • 1. Hapaha
      • 2. Pungavere p. 81
      • 3. Rarua p. 82
      • 4. Pahoa Verevere ki te Repo
      • 5. Piri p. 83
      • 6. Pareu
      • 7. Inaina
    • Garments of Bark Cloth
    • Clothing not Made of Bark Cloth p. 85
    • Armlets and Leg Bands p. 90
    • Head-Dresses, Pare
    • Footwear. — Sandals, Tamaka p. 93
    • Comparisons with New Zealand. 3 p. 99
  • Chapter IV. — Mats
    • The Craft of Plaiting p. 104
    • Preparation of Material p. 106
    • Plaiting Commencement, hatu p. 108
    • Mats With Decorative Borders p. 121
    • Dyeing
      • Preparation of Leaf
      • Native Red Dye, Rarotonga p. 122
      • Black Strips in Coloured Borders p. 123
    • Decorative Borders, Pae
    • Technique of Decorative Border p. 124
      • [section] p. 124
      • The Side bands of Paretumu Mats p. 129
      • The Corners of the paretumu
      • Fixation of Coloured Wefts p. 134
      • Change of Stroke Technique p. 135
      • The Composition of the Decorative Band p. 136
      • The Technique of the Design p. 137
    • Main Motives in Decorative Bands p. 143
    • Motives Plaited on a Plain Subface p. 157
    • Size of Mats
    • Comparisons with New Zealand. 1 p. 159
  • Chapter V. — Baskets and Fans
    • Baskets p. 163
    • A.—Raurau
      • [section]
      • Traditional Raurau p. 167
    • B.—The Ohini
    • C.—The Tapora Basket p. 172
      • [section] p. 172
      • Variety of Bottom Technique
      • Tapora from one Continuous Midrib Strip p. 179
    • D.—Kete Nikau p. 181
    • Kete Rau p. 190
    • Fans
      • [section]
      • (1) Rough Fans of Cocoanut Leaf
      • (2) Finer Fans of Dressed Leaf p. 205
    • Comparisons with New Zealand. 1
  • Chapter VI. — Stonework
    • [section] p. 208
    • Unworked Stone
      • [section]
      • 1.—Sacred Places, Marae
      • 2.—Buildings and Village Sites p. 210
      • 3.—Fish Weirs
      • 4.—Boundary Stones, Kena
      • 5.—Walls and Facings p. 211
      • 6.—Roads and Paths
      • 7.—Stone Seats
    • Worked Stone Implements
      • [section]
      • Adzes
      • Types of Adzes p. 220
      • A.—Adzes Triangular in Cross Section p. 221
      • B.—adzes, Quadrangular in Section p. 233
      • C.—Transitional Forms p. 238
      • D.—Mangaian Quadrangular Adze p. 240
    • Chisels p. 241
    • Hafting p. 242
    • Historical Introduction Of Adzes p. 245
    • Pounders, Reru Or Penu p. 246
    • Comparisons with New Zealand p. 253
  • Chapter VII. — Canoes p. 257
    • [section] p. 257
    • The Single Outrigger Canoe
      • [section]
      • The Outrigger p. 265
    • Double Canoes p. 272
    • Comparisons with New Zealand p. 273
  • Chapter VIII. — Fishing
    • [section] p. 277
    • 1.—Objects Made of Cocoanut Leaves
    • 2.—Nets Of Twisted Cord p. 280
      • [section] p. 280
      • Technique of Net-Making, ta kupenga
      • Kinds of Net
      • Set Nets p. 294
      • Seine Net, aharoa
    • 3.—Fish Spears p. 297
    • 5.—Fish Weirs, PA p. 298
    • 5.—Hook And Line p. 306
    • 6.—Fish Traps p. 308
    • Comparisons with New Zealand p. 314
  • Chapter IX. — Fowling, Games, and Recreations
    • Fowling p. 317
    • Games and Recreations
      • Toys Made From Cocoanut Leaves
      • Objects made of Cocoanut Shell p. 323
      • Skipping, Tuhiri kaka p. 324
      • Swings
      • Toboggan, Tūpāhŏrŏhŏrŏ
      • Tip Cat, Ipanapana p. 325
      • Jackstones, Pere
      • Tops, Potaka or porotakataka p. 328
      • Stilts, rore p. 329
      • Cat's Cradle, hai
      • Kites, manu tukutuku p. 331
      • Darts, teka p. 335
      • Disc Throwing, pua p. 341
    • Comparisons with New Zealand p. 344
  • Chapter X. — Weapons, Agricultural Implements, Musical — Instruments, Personal Adornment, — Tattooing, Decorative Art p. 349
    • Weapons p. 349
      • [section] p. 349
      • Long Weapons
      • Short Weapons p. 351
      • Projectile Weapons
    • Agricultural Implements p. 354
    • Musical Instruments
    • Personal Adornment p. 360
      • [section] p. 360
      • Hair Ornaments
    • Tattooing, Ta Tatau p. 363
      • [section] p. 363
      • Tattoo Motives p. 364
    • Decorative Art
      • [section]
      • Miscellaneous p. 371
    • Comparisons with New Zealand
• • List of books and papers referred to in the text p. 373
  • Index p. 375

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