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koroatu

Bingham

koroæ/tu

vi. to engage in hair cutting.

Sabatier

koro-atu

nv. magic ceremony of cutting hair to make brave.
n. te tia koro-atu: the magician ad hoc.
note. diff from koro ira, ordinary cutting of hair.

Topics: The body, Spirits, myth and belief