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This looks to be the type of translucent "Jewellery Grade" Kauri Gum
WEIGHT = approx 400 Grams
I have attempted to show it clearly from every angle so you can make up your own mind as to it's condition and quality
I also have 14 OTHER interesting gum pieces listed for sale presently
So please do SEE my "Seller's Other Auctions"
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Kauri Gum or "Young AMBER"
PROVENANCE = Ex The Holloway private family MUSEUM in Whanganui city, North Island, New Zealand.
The entire collection of which, was auctioned-off two weeks back in Wellington
Kauri gum is a fossilized resin detracted from kauri trees (Agathis australis), which is made into crafts such as jewellery
Kauri forests once covered much of the North Island of New Zealand, before Maori and European settlers caused deforestation, causing several areas to revert to sand dunes, scrubs, and swamps. Even afterward, ancient kauri fields continued to provide a source for the gum and the remaining forests
Kauri gum formed when resin from kauri trees leaked out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening with the exposure to air. Lumps commonly fell to the ground and became covered with soil and forest litter, eventually fossilising. Other lumps formed as branches forked or trees were damaged, which released the resin
In 1898, the "Kauri Gum Industry Act" was passed, which reserved gum-grounds for British subjects, and requiring all other diggers to be licensed.
By 1910, only British subjects could hold gum-digging licences.
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Destination & description | Price | |
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FREE pick up at J&D Northcote BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT | $0.00 | |
FREE inclusion with other post-paid item purchased | $0.00 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery in Urban North Island | $4.50 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery anywhere URBAN South Island | $6.50 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery anywhere RURAL North Island | $9.50 | |
Air Mail Parcel anywhere in Australia | $12.90 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery anywhere RURAL South Island | $12.50 | |
Pick-up available from Coromandel, Waikato | Free |
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