Pelt
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Colobus monkey skin
Measurements
65 x 480 mm; 1150 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40656.1
Summary
A preserved colobus monkey skin. Juvenile. Black fur with long white fur on shoulders and light brown tail tip. Right hind leg twisted at a right angle. Several folds in the face. Small section missing from mid-tail. Underside has a 55mm stitched area on left hind leg and a 20mm stitched area on right chest area. One of a collection of twenty-two preserved colobus monkey skins.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.