Monday, November 12, 2012

American Museum of Natural History


African elephant head mount by Herbert Lang.  Collected during the Yader British East Africa Expedition  1908


Charles Lang and Carl Sorensen working on the skull of a Palaeoloxodon antiquus italicus  1930

American Museum of Natural History--Indian Elephant Group


Finished female elephant  1927





 2012





2012

American Museum of Natural History--Indian Elephant Group


 Removing inner layer of plaster after the skin has thoroughly dried on the female elephant 1926


 Skin being fitted to the female elephant  1926


Placing head in position preparatory to joining to body of the female elephant  1926


Securing head to the body of the female elephant  1926



Constructing leg of the bull elephant 1926

American Museum of Natural History--Indian Elephant Group


  American Servicemen viewing the Indian Elephant Group  1944


Bull elephant Indian Elephant Group  2012