5. Piri.

The pahoa is stuck in the mud of a taro swamp for one day. It is then washed and dried.

The sap, toto, of the tamanu tree is collected in a cocoanut shell and mixed with cocoanut oil in a wooden bowl. After duly soaking the cloth in it, it is dried in the sun, parena ki te ra. When dried the cloth still feels sticky, piri, To stick. This type of cloth is usually referred to as varnished. It is less affected by the wet, owing to having been oiled.