tāmaka
1. (noun) round cord plaited with four or more strands.
Ka kitea i konei te whiri maha nei, te tari, te tāmaka, te whiri pāraharaha, te rinorino (NM 1928:127). / Many types of plaiting were seen here, plaiting of several strands, round cord plaited with four or more strands, flat cord plaited with three strands, and rope of two strands.