Muff, kiwi feather

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Muff, kiwi feather

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

A little spotted kiwi muff   This muff is made from the skin of a little spotted kiwi, and was gifted to the museum by Majorie Hector, the daughter of James Hector, former director of the Colonial Museum, and his wife Georgiana. It is thought that the muff belonged to Georgiana.   Throughout his career, James Hector had contact with a number of taxidermists including Jane Yandle, who ran a taxidermy business in Auckland, and Elizabeth and Hector Liardet who ran a 'feather furriery' in Welling...

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Image

Date created

1870s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/35616

Related subjects

feather / silk / muffs / accessories / costume / Endemic birds / New Zealand

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