The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)
Stilts, rore
Stilts, rore.
The stilt consisted of a pole of hau about 8 feet 2 inches long. The step was also made of hau, and in shape was very much like the step on a Maori digging implement, ko. It was 6 inches wide at the foot rest, and about 10 inches in a vertical measurement. It was lashed on to the handle with strips of hau, bark, as shown in Fig. 285. The step was 1 foot 8 inches above the ground.