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Fenced potato plantations grow at the top right of this Māori pā, drawn around 1845 by Cyprian Bridge. Potato gardens quickly became a very common sight near Māori villages in the 19th century. This may have been Tāmati Wāka Nene’s pā at Ōkaihau in Northland.
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Reference: A-079-031
by Cyprian Bridge
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