. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 'The Aiiamo or Bearing Stick. 135 oil Kauai, two natives are seen can;viiig a live pig" shiiig on a straiglit pole resting on their slioulders, aiid in tlic old songs tlierc arc references to tliis bearing stick genera- tions before Ccxdv's visit. The scction^ of an aiianio was gcnerall_v, if not ahvaj'S, cir- cular, and not well fitted t(» rest easily on the l)are shoulder; hence a porter was known l)_y the ealhis formed at the point of contact.•^" These bearing sli
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 'The Aiiamo or Bearing Stick. 135 oil Kauai, two natives are seen can;viiig a live pig" shiiig on a straiglit pole resting on their slioulders, aiid in tlic old songs tlierc arc references to tliis bearing stick genera- tions before Ccxdv's visit. The scction^ of an aiianio was gcnerall_v, if not ahvaj'S, cir- cular, and not well fitted t(» rest easily on the l)are shoulder; hence a porter was known l)_y the ealhis formed at the point of contact.•^" These bearing slicks were also known as auiiiaica (»r maniaka. The Hawaiian sometimes used a straight round pole |)otntecl at both ends for cnie especial purpose,—to meet the de- mands of foreigners for lia\', an article not im|)ortcd in the period pre\dons to 1S65, The native hay dealer skilfnlly packed two long bundles of grass in such a way as to seem of considerable l>ulk, but often containing but little grass. These he transfixed with his pointed pole and brought into nuirket as showai in Fig. 112. Probably none of the present gernu-alion ut Idawaiians e\-er s:uv these bundles, hut 1 think I renieni- Ijer one native who hnniglil me grass for my horse in Ilcniolnbg using a genuine Cliina stick. Of course a welkto-do man or a chief (Hd not use auamo, but he had to provide them h>r his servants, and the specimens existing in this Museum show that nu)rc care was expended upon ihese implements than would be expee%d of mere porters. Fig. 113 shows the ends of some of these auamo, and the folhiwing list gives their material and length: —. III. Tl -The bcariui^^ slick r the Clnnc* is iiuich haivr ^!uU?, would iyiU-ix be inipossibk: lo k^r]. ibr pok^ bon/.o but uvr. not copied by lb. ,,,. A Ruud t!id and at tlK iidddkr. taprriiig bttwecii Ibcst; ]iunn-;; is otic only three pounds. 13191 rpoM- flat ^ ^ lla ^t^HlTlCldl'paths in \L ilaOvc isknids.
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