Letter in reply to letter received on the 30th July in regards to a Moriori toki which the author does not wish to get less than £3 for the item. The value of the item due to being only one of three axes found in New Zealand. The author mentions descriptions and extracts that he also sends with the letter, the item cannot be sent as too fragile but will in come in person to show recipient the axe.
Letter regarding a Moriori toki for sale for £3, New Zealand.
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Village woman with headdress. Nankai village. April 10th.
object | ARC/BAL/004/137
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Black and white negative of three men carving wood into a canoe in the middle of the forest
object | ARC/GUP/003/049
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Cooked guinea corn near Ilorin
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/543/018
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Black and white medium format negative (scanned positive) of three children with the oldest girl holding a baby
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