Moe Hora Hia

Collected by Kenneth Emory from the people of the Tuamotus. The Polynesian title and associated chant are difficult to translate, but according to Emory the straight string that meanders through the four diamonds represents the path of a ghost.

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 Written Instructions (String Length: 1½ span)

          
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Instructions are from: Emory, K.P. and Maude, H. (1979) String Figures of the Tuamotus. Canberra: The HOMA Press (see page 118).


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