Story: Te tāhere manu – bird catching
In this sketch by carver and artist Cliff Whiting, birds are being cooked over a fire, and their fat collected in tahā (gourds). Usually a number of spits rested on the horizontal rods and were turned when necessary. The birds were then preserved in their own fat. The containers holding the birds, tahā huahua, were often traded with other tribes.
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Learning Media Ltd
Reference: Te Wharekura 32. Wellington: Learning Media, 1978.
Pencil sketch by Cliff Whiting
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