A feather from a long-extinct New Zealand bird has set a record after selling for $46,521 NZD (about $28,400 USD), the auction house handling the sale has said.
A feather from a long-extinct New Zealand bird has set a record after selling for $46,521 NZD , the auction house handling the sale has said. The huia was last officially spotted in the early 20th century and its feathers have previously sold for up to $8,400 NZD , according to Webb’s Auction House. The huia bird feather, which was expected to sell for up to $3,000 NZD , smashed the estimate on Monday to become the world’s most expensive feather ever sold, Webb’s Auction House said.
They used the animal’s feathers for fashion accessories and stuffed huia were mounted as decoration in wealthy homes, according to the museum. The museum explains that Maori and European hunters killed the bird in “great numbers” during the 19th century, selling the skin to collectors and fashion merchants. The huia’s “lethal popularity” reportedly grew even more when the Duke and Duchess of York were photographed wearing feathers in their hats during a trip to New Zealand in 1901.
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