This rua kūmara (kūmara storage pit) is rectangular, and protected by a thatched roof. Pits were dug in the ground to store kūmara and keep it warm and moist. Rain ran from the roof into the external drain (right). Some pits also had internal drains.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference:
Helen Leach, 1,000 years of gardening in New Zealand. Wellington: Reed Publishing, 1984, p. 36
Drawing by Nancy Tichborne
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