Aka. Vines.
Māori names
Common names
Fishing and hunting
Eel pots made of stems of climbing plants, and of thin roots (Best 1907).
Domestic
Vines used for tying, lashing.
Pastime
Used for swings, hoops (pīrori). Used for lashing in construction of musical instruments ( Best 1925).
Notes
General name for vines and roots of climbing plants. Especially Metrosideros perforata and M. albiflora and Passiflora tetrandra. Also aerial roots of kiekie, Freycinetia banksii.
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28 May 2007
20 June 2020