▁and ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁living . ▁ ▁The ▁arrow ▁or ▁the ▁spe ar ▁normally ▁has ▁a ▁need le ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁to ▁insert ▁thread ed ▁shell s ▁from ▁bottom ▁to ▁top ; ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁shell s ▁contains ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁ensure ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁wars ▁enemies ▁attacked ▁this ▁symbol ic ▁fin ial . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁Kan ak ▁chief , ▁over ▁whose ▁Great ▁House ▁the ▁ ▁is ▁fixed , ▁it ▁is ▁removed ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁takes ▁it ▁to ▁their ▁home . ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁respect , ▁it ▁is ▁normally ▁kept ▁at ▁bur ial ▁grounds ▁of ▁noted ▁citizens ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁m ounds ▁of ▁abandoned ▁grand ▁houses . ▁ ▁Flag ▁▁ ▁The ▁fl è che ▁fa î ti ère ▁also ▁ad orn s ▁the ▁official ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Kan ak ▁people . ▁As ▁it ▁represented ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Chief s ▁over ▁their ▁subjects , ▁it ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Kan aks ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁leading ▁the ▁independent ▁movement ▁in ▁New ▁C aled onia . ▁The ▁flag ▁of ▁Kan ak y ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁three ▁colours ▁namely , ▁green ▁for ▁earth ▁and ▁fl ora , ▁red ▁for ▁blood ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁blue ▁sign ifying ▁sea ▁and ▁sky . ▁The ▁solar ▁disk ▁with ▁the ▁h ut ▁ins cribed , ▁with ▁the ▁r idge ▁pole ▁in ▁black , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁fl è che ▁fa î ti ère