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

Note 184 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

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The face of a kapa log or block is slightly convex, not perfectly flat. The under part is shorter and hollowed, and emits a resonant sound in use, the ends being placed on stones. It is said that ownership of kapa blocks, kua kuku, were proved by their tone. ↑

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