2. (noun) dried human head, preserved human head.
Ko te whakaaro i takea mai tēnei raruraru i tērā atu ūnga mai o te 'Sophia', nā te mea nā ētahi o ngā hēramana o taua kaipuke i tāhae ētahi mōkaikai (TTR 1990:135). / It is thought that this incident occurred as a result of a previous landing of the 'Sophia' because some of the sailors of that ship stole some tattooed heads.
