Size of Mats.

The size of mats varied. The koviri mat in Fig. 104 was 9 feet 9 inches from piu edge to piu edge and 7 feet between the decorative border edges. There were four sections which varied from 1 foot 8 inches to 1 foot 10 inches in depth.

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The paretumu mat with double borders measured 9 feet 10 inches by 8 feet 6 inches. There were four joins. The depth of the double border was 12 inches, fairly evenly divided into 4 and 4¼ inches for the outer and inner bands and 3¾ inches for the intervening space covered with pa maunga figures.