taowaru
1. (noun) a carving pattern for surface decoration.
Mēnā he tōrino te āhua o tēnei tauira, ka kīia tērā he whakaironui. Ki ētahi iwi, ko taowaru kē te ingoa o tēnei momo whakanikoniko (RTA 2014:210). / If the form of the pattern is a spiral, that is called whakaironui. To some tribes, taowaru is their name of this type of decoration.