Pelt
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Colobus monkey skin
Measurements
45 x 550 mm; 900 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40656.5
Summary
A preserved colobus monkey skin. Juvenile. Black fur with white fur on head and shoulders. Mottled black and white tip to tail. Front right leg is twisted. Face folded upwards. Skin on underside is pierced and stretched at the edges. Hind right leg has a 25mm tear on the reverse. 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.