In the text of G the typical hipu glyph appears in the season when sun is 'liquidated' (Hua Reva etc). Hipu glyphs do not belong on side a (the first part of the year when sun is waxing). In Gb5-12 (Hanga Te Pau) and in other tagata glyphs with a swollen foot (va'e pau) this sign is a hipu sign:
In Ga7-33 the turnover at high summer has bent down the sun 'fist' into an allusion to the hipu sign, but here it is at the top end. The season of 'liquidation' lies in front. Water is heavy and moves downwards, we can imagine hipu glyphs to be filled with water. Calabashes function as drinking vessels. An upside down hipu sign means the opposite - a container like a balloon, striving upwards due to flames inside:
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Excursion: Counting distances between tagata pau glyphs in A. |