Skin Collection (page 10)

Ammodorcas clarkei, Clarks gazelle
Photograph showing detail of the tail from a male Clarks gazelle skin specimen

Bird skins
Specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Northiella haematogaster, bluebonnet
Specimen of a bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster). It inhabits inland regions of south-east Australia

Macropus antilopinus, antilopine wallaby (Gould 1842) BMNH 1842 5 26 5 (291A), male skin and skull lectotype. Photographed alongside is the female specimen BMNH 1824 5 26 4

Snake skin

Sympetrum striolatum, common darter dragonfly
Emerging from the larval skin, which may take over two hours. The head and thorax begin to burst out of the larval skin

Caterpillar skin in Dominican amber
A shed caterpillar skin Lepidoptera, in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Page 66 Fig. 66 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Nesomimus melanotis, Chatham mockingbird
A specimen of a Chatham mockingbird (Nesomimus melanotis) collected by Charles Robert Darwin in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tiger
Tiger skin from Bali. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London

Nesomimus trifasciatus, Charles mockingbird
A specimen of a Charles mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tiger
Tiger skin from Java. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Camarhynchus parvulus, small tree finch
A specimen of a small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Leopardskin stone specimen

Grallaria m. milleri, brown-banded antpitta
Grallaria m. milleri paratype. Held at the Natural History Museum, Tring

Paradisaea raggiana, raggiana bird-of-paradise
Trade skin of the Raggiana bird-of-paradise. Skins such as this were the first specimens of birds of paradise to reach Europe

Monodelphis fosteri, shrewish short-tailed opossum, skin and skull. Specimen taken from the Natural History Museum mammals collection

Panthera pardus pardus, African leopard
Photograph of an African leopard skin specimen from West Africa

Ground sloth skin
Skin of the extinct ground sloth (Mylodon darwinii). This is a 13, 000 year old specimen from the Pleistocene, Chile

Panthera tigris sumatrae, Sumatran tiger
Photograph of a Sumatran tiger skin specimen. Collection number 1935.4.6.3

Spanish horse, type Equus Hispanicus. German illustration from 18th century

RIBERA, JOS (1588-1652). ISaC
RIBERA, Jos (1588-1652). Isaac Blessing Jacob. Isaac on the bed, blind, touches Jacobs arm, which is covered with a kid skin in

Advert for Beetham Larola skin care protection 1931
For the sun bather Fashionable women use Larola because it is a sure protection against exposure to sun or wind. Larola enables you to tan without blistering and keep a lovely, healthy

Fairy tale

Chimpanzee with Bananas

Advet for Kestos panty 1935
Two blondes model the skin- tight, boneless, seamless " Silicute" pantie-girdle by Kestos teamed up with Kestos bras. Date: 1935

The thick-skin variety

The revival of an ancient skin game. Illustration shows President Taft as the biblical figure Jacob wearing robes labeled Progressivism and goat skins labeled Delegates

Advert for Cool-ees by Joyce California shoes 1941
Cool-ees by Joyce in pig skin. These saucy little porkers are simply crakling with pride because someone has at last decided that beauty really is skin deep

A skin game. Print shows an African American man seated on a stool in a shoemakers shop; the stereotyped Jewish cobbler tells the man that the boot he is examining, Dot ish French calf hand sewed

White Kid and Woolly Lamb by Dorothy Morgan
A woman dressed in a fashionable outfit of a lamb jacket and matching trimmed boots, goes out with her pet goat on a leash. Date: 1927

Toba Indian, Meleta Gran Chato, Argentina
The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. The Gran Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland natural region of the Rde la Plata basin

Cleopatra bitten by the asp (a somewhat unconvincing, posed version). Date: early 20th century

Advert for Cyclax cleansing lotion 1931
This overnight cleansing will make a difference in the morning. Morning mirrors never flatter - yet surely your skin is lighter in tone.... softer and smoother in texture

Two Moslems at prayer, Egypt
Two Moslems at prayer in the open air in Egypt. They have removed their shoes, and are standing or kneeling on an animal skin. Date: early 20th century

Hunter from Kuznetsk, South Siberia, Russia
A beautiful photograph of a hunter from Kuznetsk, South Siberia, Russia - his dog is a study in itself and as for the bag made out of a white rabbit skin... Date: 1929

Filtering drinking water - Cairo, Egypt. An egyptian man has collected water from the River Nile in his animal skin container and now transfers this water to a large terracotta pot

Throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon
The delightful and oppulent throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon Date: circa 1920s

Inhabitants of Tikopia, south west Pacific
Native inhabitants of the small island of Tikopia, in the south west Pacific Ocean, near the Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands. Date: 19th century

Human Curiosity - Panther Woman
24-year-old French woman - labelled as a Panther Woman due to her mottled skin. This 24 year-old lady is obviously making quite a career through her affliction. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Leichners slim figure bath 1928
Keep slim and fit. Safe, simple and convenient reduction in weight - better health - a clearer skin - all yours bedtime bath a packet of new and wonderful Leichners slim figure bath No.1001

Vietnam - Lang-Son Province Headman
The Governor of the Province of Lang-Son in Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) with his son and servants/attendants behind. circa 1903

Indian man with a Pakhawaj drum
A Pakhawaj drum - essentially a north Indian version of the mridangam drum and is the most common north Indian representative of the class of barrel shaped drums known as mridang. Date: circa 1920s

BANANA MAN
A happy gentleman in a suit peels a banana! Date: 1930s

Large Trout Catch
A record catch. Such large fish (1 ft. 7 inches and 41 pounds in weight) are rare. The normal weight of a grown trout is 1 pound. The big red skin spots are typical. Date: 1930s

Erasmic advertisement
The secret to the pictured twins perfect complexion is Erasmic Peerless Soap. Date: 1929

Fairy flannel is the skin of peaches (Useful Hints). 1922

Bust Supporter
MAKE YOUR HUSBAND PROUD OF YOU - what greater incentive could a lady need to rush out and buy a Joujou to support her bust ? Can be worn next to the skin, whats more. Date: 1920

Stone Age German Men
Two German tribal men wearing rudimentary animal-skin garments, with bare feet but necklaces made from animal teeth Date: 1st century

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