Figure 39.—Fitting of ridgepole end piece (moamoa) to end of main ridgepole:

1, ridgepole; 2, end piece: a, side view, showing the end of the ridgepole cut away to receive the end piece and rounded off to conform with the slope of the upper surface of the end piece; b, under view, showing the end piece fitted in under the ridgepole; c, upper view, with ridgepole overlapping the end piece.