Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy

Item

Title
Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy
Description
A detail from the Museum für Naturkunde's "Ocelot: the evolution of taxidermy". The focus is on a mounted ocelot from 1818 done by a taxidermist who had never seen a live ocelot and had nothing but the skin and a few sketches of the animal, lacking basic anatomical knowledge.
Identifier
EAP_OET
Creator
Carola Radke
Spatial Coverage
Museum für Naturkunde
Date
2018
Subject
Ocelot
Medium
Taxidermy
Hides & skins
dermoplastic
Language
English
Rights
© Museum für Naturkunde. All rights reserved.
Rights Holder
Museum für Naturkunde