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A single feather of the now extinct New Zealand huia bird has set a world record after being sold for $28,417 at an auction.
The feather, initially expected to fetch up to $3,000, broke the previous record which was for a feather of the same species by 450 per cent, the Webb’s Auction House in New Zealand said.
The huia bird was sacred to the Māori people. Their feathers were often worn as headpieces by chiefs and their families and also gifted or traded.
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