JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 1 December 2020 - 10:00 AM start
An extinct moa skeleton
Realised: $14,000 plus premium
Lot Details
Little Bush moa or Anomalopteryx didiformis, the bones nearly entirely from the one bird, the skull with some rebuilding and full plaster replacement mandible. Constructed using No.8 and fuse wire displayed on a wooden base with aluminium main rod support. H.800mm. L.1150mm. Provenance: Found by our vendor c1970 in Mason's Dry Cave, North of Hilltop Cave, on private farm in the Waitomo district.
