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A skilled craftsman would be used to create these specific items. The craft was a strong hereditary bond and was passed to younger generations from older experts. The poʻe hahai manu were the expert feather gatherers and would spend months in collection hunts in the forest. Collecting the feathers
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bearers stand on either side and at regular intervals raise the standards above the body until they meet the opposing feathered staff on the other side. The standards are then waved to the right, left and then up while
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chants are sung detailing the deeds of the figure and their ancestors. When the body is transported from the home to the church, the
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holding a feather standard. Among the pieces collected on
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