Frames for our Manu Aute

Today we finished constructing the bamboo frames for our Maori kites, the manu aute.

We started with ordinary bamboo growing hoops from a garden centre or hardware shop

We then lashed them together (using sheer lashings and square lashings) to make our wings . . .

  

 . . . and our bodies:

Our next step is to make wire frames to match the bamboo frames. Then we will be weaving fabric onto the wire frames.