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Object Number
47-54-70/3200
Display Title
Wooden water-trough, waka kereru, used in snaring pigeons
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Waka kereru
Object Description
Wooden water-trough, waka kereru, used by the Maoris in snaring pigeons. Nooses were set closely around the trough, which was placed high in the branches, and the pigeons were caught by the neck.
Inventory Description
Trough, log with square cut chamber, knobbed ends, moss remains on surface
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 150 x 17.4 x 10.9 cm (59 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-54-70/3200/ D.30.918/ UREWERA/ 1352/ 101
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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