| Ua
1. Cause, reason why something happens or is done;
he ûa te ua, au i-ta'e-iri-ai ki tooku hare, because of the
rain, I did not go home; ua kore, without cause, without
reason. 2. Ceremononial stave with a human face carved at one
extremity. Vanaga. Cfr toko.
1. A long club T.
2. Mgv.: ua, the genitalia. Ta.: hua, id. Mq.: hua,
id. Ha.: hua, testicles. 3. Ta.: ua, the back of the
neck. Ma.: ua, id. Sa.: ua, the neck. 4. Ta.: ua,
a land crab which shears iron. Ma.: uka, lobster. Sa.: uga,
the hermit crab. Churchill.
| "The double-headed ua
is variously described as a ceremonial staff
occasionally employed as a fighting weapon, or as a long
double-handled club normally carried as a badge of rank.
Either interpretation is probably correct. A number of
authentic pieces have been preserved and many more have
been carved in post-missionary times primarily, however,
from imported wood. Whereas the
slightly oval neck section of the staff is almost
circular, its shorter diameter decreases and its longer
increases towards the lower end, giving the staff a
spatular shape. Sometimes, however, according to the
suitability of the wood, the staff has a uniform cross
section all the way down and the representation is
bilaterally symmetrical. Eyes are inlaid as on the
wooden images with bone rings enclosing obsidian disks.
Strongly projecting pouches hang down below the eyes on
each side of a long, straight and slim nose with
naturalistic alae. The flat, elliptical mouth is carved
with raised lips surrounding a horizontal groove. Teeth
are not indicated. Long, narrow ears with earplugs are
carved as bands along the edges. The forehead slants
forward to project beyond the eyes. Eyebrows are
lacking, but the wide and tall forehead is traversed
horizontally by a dense series of grooves arching from
one side to the other. There is no chin or beard, as the
narrow lower face continues uninterruptedly into the
staff. Specimens vary considerably in length, recent
pieces sometimes approaching 6 ft. (nearly 2 m.),
whereas ancient specimens are rarely more than some 40
ins. (ca. 1,20 m.) and sometimes slightly curved due to
the imperfections of the toromiro available.
Knots or other holes in the wood are often filled with
perfectly fitted plugs. Ua were in some instances
preserved in sheaths made from totora reed."
(Heyerdahl 3) |
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| Ûa
Rain; 1. ûa hakamito, persistent, but not
strong, rain; 2. ûa kura, fine rain, drizzle; 3. ûa
matavaravara, strong rain; 4. ûa parera, torrential rain;
5. ûa tai, rain followed by fair weather at sea. Ehu ûa,
drizzle. Vanaga.
Ûaûa.
Tendons, muscles. 1. Hau ûaûa kio'e, line made
from rats' tendons. 2. Ûaûa toto, vein, artery. 3. Ûaûa
piki, spasm. Vanaga.
1. Rain; hoa mai te ua, to rain; mou te
ua, to cease raining. P Mgv., Mq., Ta.: ua, rain. 2.
Vein, artery, tendon (huahua
1) (uha G);
ua nene,
pulse; ua nohototo,
artery, ua gaei, pulse.
Uaua, vein, tendon, line;
kiko uaua, muscle T.
Hakauaua, to mark with
lines. P Pau.: tare-ua,
tendon. Mgv., Mq., Ta.: uaua,
vein, tendon. Churchill. |