Māori String Figures


AuthorJ. C. Andersen
Publish1927 Board of Maori Ethnological Research
Reprint2005 Steele Roberts Ltd.
Langen
AreaNew Zealand

The Figures

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1Toemi122つの白波
2Moutī, or Motī14ヒナの胸・小さなとかげ
3Wahine20ワヒネとタネ
Tāne21ワヒネとタネ
4Takapau2510人の男
5Waka a Tama-reretiCanoe of Tama-rereti28タマレレチのカヌー
Te Moana nui a KiwaThe Pacific Ocean30太平洋⊳冥界
Te ReingaThe underworld31太平洋⊳冥界
6Amo-tūpāpakuThe Litter for the Corpse34死体用担架
7Parori35バゴボのダイヤモンド
Over and Over3510回
8Ikiiki39鳥の群れ
Para-huhu40ParaHuhu
9Tūtae yakahuri43
10Kōmore45魚の網
11Ngutu kōkō51キウィ
12Tahitinui52タヒチヌイ
13KōuraCrayfish58ザリガニ
Kōura parateaFresh-water Crayfish58丸と三角
Kōura moanaSalt-water Crayfish59
Kōura60
Kōtiro-punarua60コティロ プナルア
14Kōpū 1Venus64金星
Kōpū 265
15Kapunga rurutu68カプンガ ルルツ
16Pae-tuiThe perch of the tui70カプンガ ルルツ
Tūnga-pariri70ツンガ パリリ
Waka a Tama-rereti, from Pae-tui71
Whare puni, from Waka variant of Pae-tui72
17Matamata kārehu73木の根・漁網の杼
Cobweb Whai75蜘蛛の巣
18Kuri a Tuatini77クリ ア ツアティニ
Second Figure78
Third Figure80
Fourth Figure80くらげ
19Tūtae takahuri 284
Tangata-tāhae86
20Kahukuranui89ブレスレット
21Motu kiwi94
22Hāpuku96下を見回す
23Kamu-ruruThe Rear of the Ruru98ココナツ割り・星
24Pūte kai a TawiriThe Food-basket of Tawiri99
25MokoWoman's chin-tattoo100女のあごの刺青
26Whare o Takoreke102
Whare toto kauThe house without carving, or The plain house103ココナツ紐の家
Moutī103
Wahine104
27Unnamed figure107
28Rerenga wairua 1Spirits' leap109霊魂の跳ぶ場所
29Rerenga wairua 2The descent of Kupe to Te Reinga112霊魂の跳ぶ場所 II
30Sawing Wood119
31Te Tōtarai i kutia ai i a Maru120
32MāuiThe Four Māui Brothers122マウイ四兄弟
Ruapehu and Tongariro124
Pari nui te rā125パリ ヌイ テ ラ
33Ara tia a Pawa126アラ ティア ア パワ
34Poho kererū128ポホ ケレル
35Ara pikipiki a Tāwhaki129アラ ピキピキ ア タワキ
36Moutohorāwhale island137家・ミドリガメ

String Tricks

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1The German Trick×147
2The African Hanging Trick×147
3Known as a “Fly on the Nose”×148
4Handcuffs×148
5The Button-hole Trick×149
6Tying a Knot×149
7The Māori Mouse Trick×149
8The Crossed Loop×151
9The Interlocking Loops151
10The Thumb Loop×154
11The Forefinger Loop×155
12The Fore- and Middle-finger Loops×156