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A massive kauri gum nugget. Collected by the vendor's Scottish…
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Auckland
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9-Sep-2014
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A massive kauri gum nugget. Collected by the vendor's Scottish grandfather 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 nuggets, the others still held by descendants. Weight approx. 9.9kgs (21lbs). 50 cm x 23 cm x 17.5 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori