Vintage Zealand Mamaku Tree Fern Carved Round Box With Lid …beautiful.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:36251 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Era: 1900's | Originating Region: New Zealand |
| Material: Mamaku Tree Fern | Product Type: Carved Round Box with lid |
| Provenance: New Zealand |
Vintage New Zealand Mamaku Tree FernCarved Round Box with Lid…beautiful collection item Vintage New Zealand Mamaku Tree Fern Carved Round Boxwith lid, a beautiful collection item… Made from one of New Zealand’s many varietiesof Native Tree ferns (Mamaku) Displaying nature’s beautiful art work… It is believed the early Maoris copied thepattern of some species for their tattoo work, also using the hard flint-likeportion for shaping into spearheads for hunting main...ly native pigeons. The center (pith) was used as food andresembles the taste of coconut… Please seedetail photos which form part of the description… LNG/H The measurements are Size: 5 cm High X 12.5 cmDiameterSPlease email me with any questions or for adelivery quote …or pick up fromMiranda in Sydney South International Buyers email me for a Shipping Quote Return PolicyIt is very important to me that you are happy with yourpurchase; if for any reason you are not, please contact me immediately, beforeleaving feedback, so I may have a chance to rectify the problem. We cannot fixa problem we do not know about. We strive for straight A+ and all 5’s in ourfeedback and will bend over backwards to achieve this. Any idem that isnot as described or any idem that arrives damaged will be refunded. Weship by Australian registered and insured post or by Ego Courier’s. Ihave many regular and happy customers and hope that you will also become one ofthem. NOTE Many of the items for sale at Jim’s International Bazaarwere collected by Jim on his around the world adventures as an author, photojournalist and photographer. They include Turkish rugs, copper andbrass, and artifacts from China, New Guinea, Africa and South America. These things are from his privet collection, nonewere bought for the purpose of reselling but rather to decorate his home. Many new items will be listed as they are unpacked from storage along with a wonderful collection of photographicprints including many wildlife photos and prints of tigers photographed in China. ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER James Anderson is an internationally renowned photojournalist andadventurer, with two major photographic books (New Guinea & Cannibal), pluscovers and major spreads in a whole host of internationally prestigiousmagazines from Life International to The Geographic and Argosy. He's been shipwrecked in the Pacific, wrestled camels in Turkey, and scoured the New GuineaHighlands in search of missing American heir and adventurer MichaelRockefeller. He has also lived and worked in the jungles of New Guinea for over two years while collectingmaterial for his books and records. A blue-water yachtsman, he sailed his own 60ft yacht, the"Moana Vahine", from Hong Kong to Southern Turkey, down the SouthChina Sea, across the Indian Ocean, and up the full length of the Red Sea, viaSingapore, Panang, Sri lanki, The Maldive Islands, and French Djibouti. An aviddiver and spear fisherman, he mounted a series of diving expeditions in The Maldive Islands and The Red Sea. In addition to several years in New Guinea, he has organized and/or participated inphotographic expeditions in Kenya and Tanzania, in Brazil and Columbia, in Turkey and some of the more remote islands ofthe south pacific. "On board the forty-foot ketch, the"Marquesa", we were the first yacht to visit the remote island of Ua Pou, in the Marquesas in almost two years.
