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Story: Te tāhere manu – bird catching

All images and media

From page 1 - History of bird catching

Pai Kanohi with calabashes

Pai Kanohi with calabashes

Gazette notice

Hunters with kererū

Hunters with kererū

Saving kererū

Kūkupa mural

From page 2 - Seasons

Tūī feeding

Muttonbirding

Cooking birds

Pōhā (kelp)

Pōhā (kelp) (1st of 2)

Pātua

Pātua (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Snaring methods: tākiri and tāhei

Snared bird

Mutu in karaka tree

Mutu in karaka tree

Tumu

Pewa

Tāhei snare

From page 4 - Spears, rods, hands and traps

Bird spear points

Bird spear points

Fowler with a stick

Fowler with a stick

Snaring a weka

Silvereye perch

Silvereye perch

Korapa traps

From page 5 - Attracting birds

Decoy method

Waka kererū

Bird traps

From page 6 - Spiritual aspects

Carved lizards

Forest mauri

Whakapakoko

How to cite this page:

Basil Keane, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-tahere-manu-bird-catching/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

Story by Basil Keane, published 24 Sep 2007