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A massive kauri gum boulder, in polished state and natural as…
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Auckland
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26-Mar-2019
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A massive kauri gum boulder, in polished state and natural as found form. Collected by a Scottish immigrant who worked in the kauri logging industry, c.1890s, as a limber (removing top branches to facilitate felling). In this employment he recovered this and two other naturally bled massive boulders, the others still held by family descendants. Weight approx. 9.9kgs (21lbs). 50 cm x 23 cm x 17.5 cm.
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori