MARAWA The spider spirit of Melanesia, Marawa was the friend and also the foe of Qat, the other potent spirit. Not only was Marawa responsible for making man a mortal being, but he directly opposed Qat's conquest of the sea, replacing every night the chips which his friend/foe cut from the tree trunk he was making into a canoe. When Qat surprised him one night, however, Marawa agreed to help the other spirit.