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KO NGA TIKANGA O TE HI KAHAWAI; KAHAWAI FISHING IN THE WAIAPU RIVER - (Te Ao Hou - No. 23 July 1958)
- Date
- July 1958
- By
- Maori Affairs DepartmentMaori Affairs Department
- Publisher
- Te Ao Hou
- Description
THE construction of a fishing net is a sacred undertaking, and the net would be contaminated by cooked food or by women walking over it. If these precautions are not adhered to, the task of the net-maker becomes difficult and the final product is not satisfactory. There are three types of net. The first is made for December when the three-inch mesh...
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- Crown copyright
- Source
- Te Ao Hou - No. 23 (July 1958)
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