Story: Extinctions

Huia brooch

This brooch is made from the beak of a female huia, mounted in gold. It is thought to have been made about 1900.

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Reference: I.006383

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How to cite this page

Richard Holdaway, Extinctions – Smaller birds, reptiles, frogs, fish, plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13674/huia-brooch (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Richard Holdaway, published 2 March 2009.