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Digging with the kō

Digging with the kō

This 1907 painting by Gottfried Lindauer shows Māori men digging a kūmara garden with kō (digging sticks). These kō have the teka, an attached foot tread.

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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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Louise Furey. 'Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/nga-tupu-mai-i-hawaiki-plants-from-polynesia/1/4