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‘Digging with the ko’ (1st of 2)

‘Digging with the ko’

Rākau-nui, the night of the full moon, was considered a good time to plant kūmara (sweet potato). In this 1907 painting by Gottfried Lindauer, men are digging using kō.

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Auckland Art Gallery - Toi o Tamaki
Oil painting by Gottfried Lindauer

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Meredith. 'Maramataka – the lunar calendar', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/maramataka-the-lunar-calendar/2/3/1