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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Pātua

Pātua

This pātua (food container) is made from tōtara bark and decorated with feathers. Sometimes pātua were made from the bark of hīnau.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Fruiting trees, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14115/patua (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.