. English: I. NATIVE SWING. II. WAR DANCE, BEFORE THE PAH OF OINEMUTU NEAR ROTURUA LAKE. [Image of page 121] PLATE LIII. MAORI [MOARI] or NATIVE SWING. A FAVOURITE amusement amongst the natives of the interior is the swing, consisting of a number of flax-cords fastened from the top of a pole, which is usually fixed into the ground on the sloping side of a bank: the natives, when swinging, take hold of the cords, and running down the bank, strike out into the air and swing back again to the bank; occasionally they run round in a circle, as in the gymnastic pole of Europe. This amusement is rare
. English: I. NATIVE SWING. II. WAR DANCE, BEFORE THE PAH OF OINEMUTU NEAR ROTURUA LAKE. [Image of page 121] PLATE LIII. MAORI [MOARI] or NATIVE SWING. A FAVOURITE amusement amongst the natives of the interior is the swing, consisting of a number of flax-cords fastened from the top of a pole, which is usually fixed into the ground on the sloping side of a bank: the natives, when swinging, take hold of the cords, and running down the bank, strike out into the air and swing back again to the bank; occasionally they run round in a circle, as in the gymnastic pole of Europe. This amusement is rarely to be seen on the coasts: the only places where I observed it was in the villages about Taupo. WAR-DANCE. Before going to battle, and frequently on festive occasions, the war-dance is performed by the men of the tribe. During these savage ceremonies, the performers dance entirely naked, and as they become excited with their war-songs, they work themselves up to the highest pitch of rage. The time of the dance is beaten with their canoe paddles. The plate represents a party of warriors who have just landed, and are perfonning their war-dance before the great pah of Oinemutu, at the Roturua Lakes. . 1847. George French Angas (copyist) 11 I. NATIVE SWING. II. WAR DANCE, BEFORE THE PAH OF OINEMUTU NEAR ROTURUA LAKE, The New Zealanders Illustrated, 1847
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