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Taputapu māra māori mā ngā tamariki. Māori gardening tools for children, for use in a school garden or sandpit.
These 'Paku' tools were purchased for a Matariki exhibition in He Puna Manawa (Tauranga City Libraries CBD).
Te Timo me te Toki
Ka whakamahia a Timo me te toki ki te wetewete i te oneone. He maha ngā wā i mahia ai a Timo mai i te peka marau, he mata me te kakau porotaka. Ko te Toki he kōwhatu i mahia hei toki, ka mau ki ngā kakau.
Timo and toki are used for loosening soil. Timo were often made from a forked branch, with a blade and a round handle. Toki are fashioned from stone into adzes and fastened to handles.
Date: 21st century
maximum dimensions
Toki: 185mm length, 90mm width
Timo: 180mm length, 95mm width
subject area: Social Science, Science, PE and Health, Technology
subject themes: plants, gardening, Aotearoa Histories, māori, tools, agriculture, Matariki
handling collection number: HC38
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