Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Sealskin
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Accession no.: | N: 778a | ||||||||||
Object name: | Sealskin | ||||||||||
Title: | Sealskin | ||||||||||
Description: | A complete seal skin from a 2-3 day old Weddell seal pup. Collected by G.C.L. Bertram during the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37 (Penola) at the request of the Discovery Committee, and dressed in London by Culverwell, Brooks & Co. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
Full description: |
A complete seal skin, grey-brown and yellow-gold. The skin is shedding hair, with bald patches at the tail end and near the flippers. |
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