Difference between revisions of "Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals"
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| − | + | In the widest sense, taxidermy is also a topic of leather. Taxidermy refers to the art of preserving animal bodies. These are used for studying or as a trophy. The animal preparation is an elaborate work and requires great skill, so that the endangered animals finally look alive. People who make such preparations are called taxidermists. | |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Bird leather|Birds]].''<br></p> |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''Ermine with summer [[fur]] and marmot.''<br></p> |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Snakeskin|Cobra]] in the fight against attackers (seen in the DLM - German Ledermuseum in Offenbach, Germany)''<br></p> |
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| − | '' | + | ''Joung [[Crocodile leather|crocodile]].''<br></p> |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[fur|Fox]] and [[Turtle skin|turtle]].''<br></p> |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Frog leather - Toad leather|Aga toad]] and bear.''<br></p> |
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==Animal heads== | ==Animal heads== | ||
| − | + | Sometimes the whole body inclusive head is preserved and for some trophies only the head is preserved. Such heads are then used as wall decoration. | |
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| − | '' | + | ''Head of leopard and bear.''<br></p> |
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| − | + | Before the great depression in 1929 it was fashion to have [[leather handbags]] with incorporated animal heads. | |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''Crocodile head and iguana head |
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| + | [[Crocodile leather|Crocodile head]] and [[Lizard leather|iguana head]].''<br></p> | ||
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Frog leather - Toad leather|Bullfrog]] head and [[Armadillo leather|armadillo]] head.''<br></p> |
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| − | + | Heads are not only processed on [[leather handbags|handbags]]. They can be used as trophys, decorations and for other [[Leather accessories|accessoriess]]. Also [[Shrunken head|human heads]] are preserved. | |
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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Elkskin leather|Elk]] head trophy.''<br></p> |
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| − | '' | + | ''Heads of [[Snakeskin|snakes]] on [[Leather boots|boots]] and a [[Leather wallets#Biker wallet|biker wallet]].''<br></p> |
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| − | '' | + | ''Also [[Shrunken head|shrunken heads]] are trophies.''<br></p> |
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== Additional information == | == Additional information == | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Hide - Skin]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Fur]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Exotic leather]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Shrunken head|shrunken heads]] |
Revision as of 19:48, 5 November 2016
Taxidermy - Mounted animals
In the widest sense, taxidermy is also a topic of leather. Taxidermy refers to the art of preserving animal bodies. These are used for studying or as a trophy. The animal preparation is an elaborate work and requires great skill, so that the endangered animals finally look alive. People who make such preparations are called taxidermists.
Tiger
Ermine with summer fur and marmot.
Lion
Cobra in the fight against attackers (seen in the DLM - German Ledermuseum in Offenbach, Germany)
Joung crocodile.
Leopard
Aga toad and bear.
Animal heads
Sometimes the whole body inclusive head is preserved and for some trophies only the head is preserved. Such heads are then used as wall decoration.
Head of leopard and bear.
Before the great depression in 1929 it was fashion to have leather handbags with incorporated animal heads.
Crocodile head and iguana head
Crocodile head and iguana head.
Bullfrog head and armadillo head.
Heads are not only processed on handbags. They can be used as trophys, decorations and for other accessoriess. Also human heads are preserved.
Elk head trophy.
Heads of snakes on boots and a biker wallet.
Also shrunken heads are trophies.
Additional information
a kotori web solution