2. (noun) wood saturated in resin.
Te rahokoroheke he heru, he mea hanga ki te māpara kahika (W 1971:179). / The 'rahokoroheke' was a comb made of resinous kahikatea wood.
3. (noun) castanets.
E tauparoro ana ngā māpara kia ū ai rātou ki te manawataki o te kanikani (PK 2008:394). / The castanets are playing so that they can keep to the rhythm of the dance.
He rite ngā māpara ki ngā ngutu o te pārera te hanga, arā, e rua ngā papa pakipaki iti ka hangaia ki te rākau, ki te kōiwi, ki te kōhatu, ki te kotakota rānei. Ka puritia ki te ringa, ā, mā te huaki me te kati i te kōnui me te kōroa e hāmama ai (RTP 2010:73). / Castanets are made like the lips of of a grey duck, that is, two small flat clappers are made of wood, bone, stone or shells. They are held with the hand and by opening and closing the thumb and index finger they make a noise.
