New Zealand SWAMP KAURI WOOD TRINKET BOX

New Zealand SWAMP KAURI WOOD TRINKET BOX. Swamp Kauri, sometimes marketed as "ancient kauri", are prehistoric kauri trees (Agathis australis), buried and preserved in peat up to 50,000 years ago in New Zealand's North Island. Buried under a peat swamp by an unexplained act of nature at the end of the last Ice Age, the trees have survived the centuries underground, sealed in a chemically balanced environment that has preserved the timber in almost perfect condition.

The trees grew for nearly 2000 years before they were buried. Some have a girth of around 40 feet, and a total height of nearly 200 feet.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Pacific Islands". The seller is "yiminzen-4" and is located in this country: NZ. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand

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