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Pouring whale oil

Pouring whale oil

Pouring whale oil

As a seasonal activity, Māori continued to hunt whales long after most shore-based whaling stations had closed, as this photograph from around 1900 testifies.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-068883; F

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.




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