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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 1 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

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This was termed his maunu (bait), a necessity for the priest in seeking the acceptance or recognition of a deceased person by his ancestral spirit (aumakua). Also in sorcery, to the anaana or praying-to-death priest, one’s maunu was looked upon as most efficacious. ↑

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