The last
kuhane
station in the text of G is
Hanga Takaure:
Hanga Takaure is a bay located on the south coast of the island, and in the north is the high Poike. The kuhane is a dream soul, a woman following the path of the moon, which is rising in the west and descending in the east (having moved in a direction opposite to that of the sun). The first kuhane station is Nga Kope Ririva at the southwestern corner of the island, and the order of the stations is determined from that point. The 16th station is Poike, and to get there the direction must change at Hanga Takaure. From a steady movement in northeasterly direction along the southern coastline the movement now must change into a climbing one, a movement characterizing the rising sun. Side a of the G tablet is associated with the sun and side b with the moon. Ga1-1 is therefore positioned exactly right for it to represent Hanga Takaure. |