A water trough set with noose, used to snare kereru and tui. (From Kupu)
Waka kererū
Māori trap for wood pigeons and tui
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Maori trap for wood pigeons, in a tree at Ruatahuna
Date: 1899
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-4249-06
Description: Waka kereru (a traditional Maori trap consisting of a water trough set with noose, used to snare wood pigeons and tui) in a tree at Ruatahuna. Image taken in 1899 by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 139 x 104