Lot #121 - A 20thC taiaha with kaka feather and simulated hair collar. Provenance: Collection G.J Grace

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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:January 2015 Antique and Art Auction
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Sale Date:20 Jan 2015 ~ 10am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 296)
20 Jan 2015 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 300 - 519) -
Lot #:121
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Lot Description:A 20thC taiaha with kaka feather and simulated hair collar. Provenance: Collection G.J Grace
gifted to Grace c.1968 from Hannah Nicholas (Te Atiawa), the collar made by Grace from kaka feathers found as the complete filling of a mattress from an early colonist’s house on Herald Island, upper Waitemata Harbour; half the feathers given to Rangimaire Hetet, half retained by Grace. Length 1580. -
Estimate:NZ$450 - 450
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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