Note.—The Maori science of defensive warfare in their pa is dealt with in Part III.
Victors in the fight
FOOTNOTES:
[48] An ornament in the form of an image. Regarded as a most valuable heirloom and, probably, as a talisman.
[49] A wooden trumpet, six feet in length.
[50] The first man to be killed in a fight was called the mataika. "I have the mataika!" was the cry of the successful slayer, and duels often arose after a battle, owing to disputes among the claimants to the honour.