Gahnia lacera. Cutty grass. Toetoe-tarangārara - Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Gahnia lacera. Cutty grass. Toetoe-tarangārara

Māori names

tarangārara, toetoe-tarangārara, tatangi, toetoe-kiwi, toetoe-ngaungau, toetoe-mātā (all in Williams 1971)

Common names

cutty grass, gahnia

Pastime

Reed used for dart throwing in games (White, quoted in Best 1925)

Related resources

Relevant to

weaving/fibre plants - other than flax

Metadata

Record id

dbe148df-c271-46d4-8354-b4ca979c5082

Record class

name

Date added

28 May 2007

Date last updated

25 May 2020

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