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Taxidermy, Specimens and Skins — Industry Science & Technology - Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

$22,375
Captain Cook Period Maori Wooden Waka Huia Box With Huia Feather…
$13,169
A rare cased pair of taxidermy Huia birds (male and female) in n…
$2,546
Canadian Golden Brown Bear Skin Rug. Excellent condition.…
$2,450
A Cased Pair of Stuffed Kiwis








Auction House: Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 20
Lots with images: 20
Prices available: 20
Category: Taxidermy, Specimens and Skins



Lot Description Price Image
*** Captain Cook Period Maori Wooden Waka Huia Box With Huia Feather. A superb specimen of Maori carving of rare large oblong shape with lid. A similar Waka Huia box is in the British Museum*. This Waka Huia feather box also contains one rare Huia bird feather. On Nov 21st 2002 we sold a similar Waka Huia box, lot 49 in the Webster sale part 1, which attracted much interest. Length 56 cm, Width 16 cm. . *’Hamilton, pg. 431’ ***
*** A rare cased pair of taxidermy Huia birds (male and female) in naturalistic setting. Height 55 cm. Width 49 cm ***
*** Canadian Golden Brown Bear Skin Rug. Excellent condition. Length 148 cm ***
*** A Cased Pair of Stuffed Kiwis ***
*** Nz Colonial Glazed Diorama of two Brown Kiwis, North Island complete with egg and mounted on naturalistic base ***
*** A Late Victorian Mahogany Cased Bird Diorama featuring Grey Warbler, Tomtit, Shining Cuckoo, Rifleman & Kingfisher. Height 85 cm ***
*** Cased huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct. Length 20 cm of feather ***
*** Victorian Bird Diorama in naturalistic setting with fauna and taxidermy bird mounted in glass and timber case. Height 50 cm Width 54 cm D.22 cm ***
*** Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the hair topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct. Length 20 cm ***
*** Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the hair topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct length 14.5 cm ***
*** Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the hair topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct This lot also comes with a 3 cm huia breast feather length 14.5 cm ***
*** Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct. Length 20 cm ***
*** Leopard Skin with blue felt backing ***
*** Historical whales tooth from a Russian Whaling Ship. Inscribed 'N.Z. Campble station from ss. "Gnevny". U Ssr. 14-15/I 65'. Tip of tooth is chipped; once was mounted. Length 18 cm. ***
*** A whale's tooth. Length 12 cm ***
*** A whales tooth length 18 cm ***

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