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��50. Pu-kau-la. — A trick of twisting a cord around tfa or tying it around the arm or leg in such manner th; seemingly secure, it comes off with a slight pull. The from pu, and kau-la, a rope. Pu or puu among other me explained by Andrews as " to cast or draw lots (a Hawa torn formerly in practice) by using a knotted string." common amusement in Japan, but my Japanese acqu; have no particular name for it. Dr Bolton tells me Austria-Hungary a similar trick is played by Saturn Fa is called Kettelziehen.

$i. Lu-pe : Kites. — Kites are made of kapa cloth wi (Ja-au lu-pe) of ■wi-li-wi-li wood. Six forms were desc my informants : lu-pe ma-nu, or " bird kite " ; lu-pe Aui- " four-sided kite"; lu-pe It-It ; lu-pe ho-ku, "star kite"; hi-ni, " moon kite " ; and /u-pe ka-na-pi, " centipede kite.' are illustrated in plate XVI.

The first has a bow of bamboo and two sticks crossec angles ; the triangles above and below the bow are bo cord (kau-la ku-i-na) ; tails {hu-t-lo, we-lo-we-lo) are fas the sides, but none at the extremity. The four-sided two crossed sticks with two binding sticks and is lashed 1 about the edges ; it has a long tail with strips of kapa called kai-kai^i-po-la. The lu-pe le-le (plate XVI, c) has long tail. The lu-pe ho-ku, or " star kite " (figure d) sticks crossed in the middle, the edge being formed by a with a radial cord between each of the sticks. The lu-pe or "moon kite" (figure e), has three sticks, a long verl crossed by two parallel horizontal sticks, and an exterioi bamboo. Both star and moon kites have tails {kai-kai-a

The kite strings {a ho) are made of kapa. Men fig one man entangling (koo-wt-u-wi-u) his line with anotl endeavoring to bring down his antagonist's kite. The the result. The kite called lu-pe le-le is said to be used ii for this purpose.

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