Story: Maramataka – the lunar calendar
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
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