JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 1 December 2020 - 10:00 AM start
Extinct moa skeleton
Realised: $22,000 plus premium
Lot Details
Mantell's moa, species Pachyornis geranoides, the bones nearly entirely from one bird, the skull a full constructed replacement, part of the original skull sold with this lot. H.700mm. L.1250mm. Constructed using No.8 and fuse wire displayed on a wooden base with aluminium main rod support. Provenance: Found by our vendor c.1970 on Haggis's farm, Upper Waitomo Valley, opposite the entrance to Burr cave, in a 'grotty little hole'.
