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Knowledge of cultural practice

Peter Buck studying Paratene Ngata making an eel basket.

Mātauranga Māori takes many forms of knowledge, including environmental knowledge and traditional cultural practice.

Rights: Peter Buck studying Paratene Ngata making an eel basket. Ramsden, Eric: Photographs relating to Ramsden and his family and Maori subjects. Ref: 1/2-037930-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22495223
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