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

Note 263 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

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That is, the part enveloping the trunk. This thing was used a great deal by the canoe builders. It was gathered, prepared and pounded, and its juice was mixed with the ashes of the bulrush or cane-tops.263 It was also spread on the blackboard so that the writing would show. It was also used for printing kapa.

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