Hands on Tauranga offers students stimulating and original learning opportunities with real museum objects that support the New Zealand curriculum at primary and secondary school level.
Small moa bone.
The moa (dinornis maximus) bird was indigenous to New Zealand and is now extinct. It was a valuable food source for Maori. The Moa was up to 2.5 metres in height and there were twenty-four different species.
max dimension: 70mm
subject area: Social Science, Science
specific themes: History, Bird, New Zealand, Maori, Resources
handling collection number: HC88
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