This kāuta (cooking shed) was in use at Parihaka, Taranaki, around 1900. The front wall appears to be made from short sections of unmilled timber – these could also serve as fuel for the cooking fires. The women are wearing white feathers in their hair, a sign that they are followers of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai, the founder and spiritual leader of the Parihaka community.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, W. A. Collis Collection
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Photograph by W. A. Collis
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