Drying sharks on Rangitoto Island
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Drying sharks on Rangitoto Island
Sharks were a staple food for many Māori. After fishing expeditions in which thousands of sharks would be caught, the carcasses were hung on racks to dry. This scene, painted by Charles Heaphy about 1850, records a small-scale operation.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-025-002
Watercolour by Charles Heaphy
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
