The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)
7. Inaina
7. Inaina.
According to my Arutanga authority, inaina was the name of cloth prepared from the bark of the breadfruit. A Tautu authority stated that it was also a variety in which the pahoa was coated with cocoanut oil, hinu hakari. This gave the cloth a shiny appearance, karaparapa. As the latter authority also described the piri type in which cocoanut oil was used, there was no confusion between the two varieties.