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‖ koruru N.Z.|ˈkɔrʊrʊ|
[Maori.]
1. A wooden carving of a man's head, esp. one placed on the gable of a house.
[1871W. Williams Dict. N.Z. Lang. (ed. 3) 64/2 Kǒrŭrŭ,..figure placed on the gable of a house.] 1897A. Hamilton Maori Art (1901) ii. 85 The junction of the barge-boards was covered by a carved flat face, the koruru, which was adorned with feathers, and sometimes surmounted by a full-length figure, the tekoteko. The koruru was kept in place by a boss at the back. 1916E. Best Maori Storehouses i. 3 The carvings thereof were of the koruru..type. Ibid. 25 Such minor adornments as a carved head (koruru) on the gable. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. ii. 129 Sometimes a complete human figure (tekoteko) was used instead of the koruru type and sometimes a combination took place in which the tekoteko stood on the head of the koruru. 1966W. J. Phillipps Maori Life & Custom xvii. 123 A group of carved heads, koruru, illustrating a variety of presentation.
2. A Maori version of knuckle-bones (see also quot. 1897).
1897A. Hamilton Maori Art (1901) ii. 106 Koruru,..2. A toy with two strings, which when played with makes a whizzing or roaring noise. 1924E. Best Maori II. xi. 92 The game of jackstones, or knucklebones..is known as ruru, koruru..and tutukai. |