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iwi-puhi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. Design on a tapa beater and on tapa consisting of a herringbone figure with a long ridge in the center; design in plaited hat braids, as forming the pāpale ʻie. Lit., eel bone.

iwipuhi

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Herringbone weave. Dic. Also maka puhi.

Iwipuhi (ī'-wĭ-pū'-hi), n.

/ ī'-wĭ-pū'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A carved design on a tapa beater, consisting of a herring-bone figure with one or two long ridges in the center.

2. A variety of the banana plant and its fruit.

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