The Skilled Handwork of the Maori. Being the Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts Illustrated and Described
by [MAORI] OLDMAN, W.O
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Second edition. 'Mr. W.O. Oldman of London was for many years a dealer in curios and artefacts fabricated by primitive peoples, and ended by becoming a connoisseur of such matters, with an extremely fine private collection selected from all that passed through his hands. It probably surpasses almost any other collection in quality, if not extent, and the Council of the Polynesian Society, recognizing this, set out to record a large group from the two series...' (Preface).
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3711529
- Title
- The Skilled Handwork of the Maori. Being the Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts Illustrated and Described
- Author
- [MAORI] OLDMAN, W.O
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Polynesian Society
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- 1946
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