Submitted by admin on April 22, 2009 - 23:23
Maori Uses
Before the European settlers came to New Zealand, the Maori had several uses for kauri gum, which he collected from the surface of the ground. It made good fuel, and was also carried alight as a torch. The soot from the burnt gum was used in the tattooing process. Fresh gum was chewed, and sometimes softened by heating before becoming “chewing gum”.