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Story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia

Hue container

Hue container

Hue (gourds) were used for a number of different functions, sometimes holding water or food. Often they were carved.

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Louise Furey, Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia – Kūmara, hue and aute, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17502/hue-container (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Louise Furey, published 1 March 2009.