tīenga
1. (noun) sleeping mat - an ornately patterned mat woven of kiekie used for special ceremonial occasions such as birthing, marriage and before men went to battle.
Ka oti te whatuwhatu a te tamaiti, ka kawe ki tōna tipuna, ka tae atu. Ko te karakia tēnei: Tāngaengae ki te whatu kahu, tāngaengae ki te raranga tienga (TPH 27/2/1905:4). / When the child completed the weaving, she took it to her grandfather. This was the ritual chant: Bless the woven garment, bless the plaited sleeping mat.
