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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  November Antique, Collectors Tools & Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  05 Nov 2013 ~ 9am
• Lot #:
  321
• Lot Description:
  A collection of seven Amokura tail feathers
  the full length feathers with off-white at the base tapering to their fine long length with typical striking red colouration, now some fading evident. Average length 440.
• Provenance:
  ‘The Amokura feathers were acquired from Mike Scholes in 1989. These were given to his father in the 1930s when he had the souvenir and curio shop which Mike and Sue now own in Whakarewarewa’. The letter of provenance associated with these feathers also includes the details: ‘Amokura are the tail feathers of the Red Tailed Tropic Bird, a Pacific bird which has its nearest nesting place to N.Z. at Raoul Island, rarely seen in N.Z. when forced south by storms. These feathers were highly prized
• Estimate:
  NZ$1,800 - 1,800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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