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Story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing

Making a net

Making a net

In the early stages of constructing a kupenga (net), loops are made on a supporting stand. In this instance, the mesh was being gauged by the anthropologist Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa).

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-038203; F
Photograph by W. R. Reynolds

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Paul Meredith. 'Te hī ika – Māori fishing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-hi-ika-maori-fishing/3/5