Gourd for preserving birds
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Gourd for preserving birds
Matariki was associated not only with planting and harvesting, but also with the plentiful supply of game. Often birds would be preserved in their own fat in a gourd like the tahā huahua pictured here.
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: I.004228
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