Story: Te hopu tuna – eeling
This model of the pā tauremu type of eel weir was on display at the Wanganui Museum in the 1930s. The fences guide the eels into the net, and through to the hīnaki (eel pot).
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)
Reference: PAColl-6388-49
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.