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Golf ball

Description

One of eighteen golf-balls, partially sewn up and sitting in a glass bowl of its own feathers to show how densely packed the balls are, made of buffalo hide, in use before those made of gutta-percha

Museum reference

T.1858.293.17

Collection

Sport and Leisure

Object name

Golf ball, Bowl

Materials

Buffalo hide, Feather, Glass

Physical description

Buffalo hide, feathers

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Cloak (kaitaka) of dressed phormium fibre with closely woven border (taniko) in colours: Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, 18th century

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Section of pattern woven in phormium fibre: New Zealand, Māori

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