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The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)

3.—Fish Weirs

3.—Fish Weirs.

Whilst the walls of fish weirs were constructed of ordinary lumps of coral, large pohatu maori were used to keep down the lines of leaves used as a race to direct the fish towards the enclosures. These were of considerable size, and were transported from the mainland. Their weight prevented their being shifted by the seas, and thus preserved the position of the lines. Pohatu maori were also used for special parts of the weir, such as the entrance.