Potuki

This is one of the Māori taonga in our collection.

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Description
Stone potuki, cylindrical shaped, but has a slight bent appearance. Used for flax fibre beating to make tinder for lighting fires.
Accession number
102

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Also known as potuki Food Processing T&E Food T&E T&E For Materials Nomenclature

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Tools Māori

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