Kautoki

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Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Clive Ruggles, Youla Azkarrula


An asterism representing an adze handle in the Polynesian outlier island of Kapingamarangi, formed of Vega (α Lyr), δ, ε, and ζ Lyr.

Concordance, Etymology, History

What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

  • Emory, Kenneth P. (1965). Kapingamarangi: Social and Religious Life of a Polynesian Atoll. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Bulletin 228).