Whanganui Māori fishing nets (1st of 2)

The arrival of tourism was a threat to traditional uses of the river, especially harvesting eels. These nets and eel pot (foreground) were photographed on an expedition up the river in 1921.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-q-257-72-3

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