snæbjörnsdóttir / wilson

home fly nanoq: big mouth lullabies blubber current projects
Necastle bear

NEWCASTLE
Status Horizontal mount.
Source Davis Strait, Greenland
Acquired Warham, Capt 1835 on the whaling ship Lord Gambier
Donor
Preparation traditional technique, mature complete: skull in mount. Standing head lowered slightly probably skinned and salted down on boat
Current location Hancock Museum
Notes This specimen was formerly on loan from the Hancock Museum, Newcastle, to Cumberland House Natural History Museum, Southsea.