Froggyland, a museum in Split, Croatia, describes its treasures: “The collection consists of 507 stuffed frogs of a common European frog species (lat. rana esculenta). The frogs have been stuffed in a very demanding way, using a taxidermy technique through the mouth, which is an extremely complex and time consuming process, so the exhibits are […]
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What is Brain Tan?
These people use brains to tan leather. “What is Braintan? Braintan is an ancient method of tanning hides that involves dressing a raw hide with brains, (or other natural emulsified oils) softening it with manual labor to produce soft buckskin and smoking it to preserve the softness.” So says the web site of Circle S […]
Bicycle Taxidermy
The Bicycle Taxidermy blog documents taxidermy’d bicycle remains: Crafted in London; the taxidermy service mounts a client’s steed on a scorched or bleached European oak plaque made by Mick, a local joiner. Chrome mounting brackets fix the stem above a stainless steel epitaph etched in Argyll, Scotland, the plaque denotes the horned beasts model, pet name, […]
A hybrid instrument: The badgermin
This instrument, the badgermin, has something to either please or offend almost anyone. It’s a hybrid — part taxidermied badger, part theremin. Information about the badgermin appears on the badgermin web site. The video below shows what may constitute a performance. (Thanks to investigator Jhayne Holmes for bringing this to our attention.) BONUS: John Waymouth’s […]
Stuff and nonsense, together at last!
Ladies and gentlemen, behold stuff and nonsense, together at last! The Creation Museum, in North Carolina, is also the Taxidermy Hall of Fame of North Carolina. Behold their logo: (HT Matt Shipman)
Deerest taxidermy in Missouri (photos)
In Springfield, Missouri, USA one finds. if one looks for it, examples of taxidermy at its most cultivated. The News-Leader newspaper has put some photos on line. (HT Dan Gallo) BONUS: Taxidermy LEGO deer kit (HT Rudy Latrobe)