ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Friday, 14 - Monday, 24 March 2025
An 1887 Māori language Rickit Family Bible
Estimate $100 - $300
Realised: $130 plus premium
Lot Details
'Ko Te Paipera Tapu Ara, Ko Te Kawenata Tawhito Me Te Kawenata Hou' - the first translated Māori bible. Published by the British Bible Society, London, 1887. First and last pages inscribed with Rickit Family date of births, first entry James Rickit '...was born on Feburary 19, 1884'. Leather bound. Worn condition and with some foxing to pages.
