Forest Lore of the Maori

Illustrations

Illustrations

Fig. 1— Kopa or tawiri, device for squeezing titoki berries 58
Fig. 2— Tari-weka (weka snare) 176
Fig. 3—Perch with feeding and drinking bowls for captive kaka 211
Fig. 4— Mutu-kaka (bird-snaring perches), kira type 211
Fig. 5— Mutu-kaka (bird-snaring perches), porae type 212
Fig. 6— Pewa, disguised snares for small birds 212
Fig. 7—Ladder 221
Fig. 8— Ara-tautika (ladder) 223
Fig. 9— Mekameka (ladder) 225
Fig. 10—Poles to give access to adjacent trees 227
Fig. 11— Waka-kereru (pigeon-snare) in tree-top 236
Fig. 12—Pigeon-snare 249
Fig. 13—Bone points of bird-spears 250
Fig. 14—Bird-spear with pehapeha 251
Fig. 15—Ornamentation on waka-kereru (pigeon-troughs for snares) 252
Fig. 16— Waka-kereru, with snares as set by Elsdon Best 253
Fig. 17— Waka-kereru, with snares as set by Elsdon Best 254
Fig. 18— Waka-kereru (pigeon-trough) with snares 255
Fig. 19— Waka-kereru (pigeon-trough) set in bush 256
Fig. 20— Taha-huahua (preserved-bird container) 257
Fig. 21— Waewae-taha (gourd supports) 258
Fig. 22— Taha-huahua (preserved-bird container) 259
Fig. 23— Taha-huahua (preserved-bird container without supports) 260
Fig. 24— Patua, totara-bark food-holder 261
Fig. 25— Poha (bark package of mutton-birds) 262
Fig. 26— Korapa, traps for taking small birds 263
Fig. 27—Albatross-hook 264
Fig. 28— Tara-haha (hawk-trap) 336
Fig. 29— Tawhiti; kiore-{rat) trap 370
Fig. 30—Four tawhiti; kiore-(rat) trap 373
Fig. 31— Pokipoki (rat-trap) 374