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Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa

Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa

Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa

Hot pools at Whakarewarewa have traditionally been used for cooking food, which was lowered into the water in flax bags. As the teapots indicate, the temperature was also hot enough to make tea.

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Alexander Turnbull Library , Cowan Collection (PAColl-3033)
Reference: 1/2-066389; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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