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Samoan Material Culture

Hunting

Hunting

Traps. The principle of the bent sapling spring, the running noose and the trigger seen in the Samoan mailei trap to catch fowls and wild pigs was used in the fowl traps of the Cook Islands. It is also present in the rat traps of New Zealand.

The bow. The knowledge of the bow and arrow as shown by Linton (19, p. 452) was widely spread through east and west. In Samoa, it was used to shoot birds as well as fish and never as a weapon.

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Net. The pigeon net of such importance in Samoa occupied no similar position in the eastern area. The dove decoy cage also seems confined to the west.