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mat

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  • Ingoa Kē

    'ie toga (Samoan)

    'ie taua (Samoan)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    mat, fine. plaited pandanus. finely woven pandanus fringe ornamented with red feathers. These mats form the marriage portion of the women and are used as a sort of currency. Purchased from Seu-man-tafa, the chief of Apia. General name for fine mats is 'ie toga, the finest are called 'ie taua.

  • Wāhi
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    14684 (ethnology)

    14684.2 (ethnology)

    K6 (Edge-Partington)

  • Wāhanga

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