The koti glyph type probably illustrates a broken egg-shell, meaning that a new little 'chicken' has been released, for instance:
In typical Polynesian manner
several allusions should be
understood. The 'chicken' is
a new season which is
arriving. The top and bottom
'shells' are in Ca3-12 and
Ab4-36 drawn in different
sizes, in order to
illustrate what half of the
year has 'been born'.
In Ca3-12 it is winter which
has arrived, and the top
('cap') of koti is
like the 'sky roof' in
winter low and compressed.
The bottom ('cup') is the
high summer sky, which has
been turned upside down.
In Ab4-36 (130 days after
winter solstice) the reverse
situation is described. The
high summer roof is the cap
and the low winter sky has
been turned upside down,
forming a cup.
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