puhi mākū
1. (noun) lower plume, lower feather ornaments on a canoe prow.
Ko te puhi o runga o te waka, arā, o te tauihu, ka ingoatia tērā ko puhi maroke. Ko te puhi o raro o te tauihu o te waka, ka ingoatia tērā ko puhi mākū (JPS 1957:221). / The upper plume at the bow was called puhi maroke (dry plume). The lower plume of the bow was called puhi mākū (wet plume).
See also puhimoana ariki