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A Maori Heru, wood comb of mid-brown wood undecorated, good…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
18-Sep-2008
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Description:
A Maori Heru, wood comb of mid-brown wood undecorated, good condition with all twenty six teeth intact. Provenance; in one family since the 1880s. Family first arrived in New Zealand (Timaru) 1848. Great grandfather of present owners moved to Dunedin 1883, established friendships with local Maori and began collecting artefacts. Length 17.5 cm. Depth 8.6 cm.
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Category:
Tribal: New Zealand Maori