Taxidermy Tui bird specimen.

Collection type: Object
Description: Taxidermy Tui bird specimen.
Long description: Taxidermy Tui bird specimen, displayed in a diorama with a Kiwi and a Kakapo. The Tui has brown plumage, with blue and green feathers on its wings and breast. It has white curled feathers on its throat. It is mounted on a branch.
Geographical reference: New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Field collector Charles Smith; PRM source The Executors of the Charles Smith Estate; PRM source Alfred T. Collier
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1869?, uncertain
Date collected: 1860 - 1869?
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Bird, Material Bird Feather, Material Bird Beak, Material Bird Claw, Material Glass, Process Stuffed
Dimensions: Height: max 612 mm display case, Width: max 243 mm display case, Length: max 609 mm display case
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.87.259

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