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Story: Kūmara

Woman using a timo

Woman using a timo

This woman is using a timo or grubber in the 1900s. These tools would have been used in much the same way before European arrival.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: MA_A.000002

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How to cite this page:

Peter Adds. 'Kūmara', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kumara/3/2