JULY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 17 July 2018 - 9:30 AM start
A sheath knife with Maori carved wooden handle
Realised: $240 plus premium
Lot Details
the handle decorated with rauru spirals and koruru heads, the sheath stamped with a military broad arrow mark. Oral history provenances this to John Cuthbert Adams (1854-1932) previous Mayor of Tauranga and donor of his collection to The Tauranga Heritage Collection. See https://tinyurl.com/Cordy-s-JCA
