FMNH 1363
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Description: Soemmerring's Gazelle, Gazella soemmerringi. Hall 22. African Mammals, taxidermy by Carl Akeley. Zoology Single mounted specimen
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Description: 21. The nearly complete manikin, ready for skin. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 13. Fine wire mesh is pressed into the mold. A layer of mache composition is forced through the wire mesh and into the mold. Additional layers, 3 to 5 in number are built up as required. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 12. [detail] Sawdust stage of manikin making. The interior of the mold is thoroughly shellacked to act as a separator when mannikin material is applied. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. See number 16 before this. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 07_1. [2 hands working] Applying plaster to clay model. Mold is made one section at a time. Fibre thoroughly saturated with a thin plaster of Paris mixture makes a light, strong, mold. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. caption used in the International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 20. Clay model with separated pieces of plaster molds after removal. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 10. When the plaster covered mold is completed and set, it is easily divided [with knives] along the lines where the clay dams were placed. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 06. The clay model with clay dams in position. Sections of the mold must be planned carefully so that the mold can be removed from the clay model and reassembled for casting the manikin. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 06_1. The clay model on armature. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin series. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 05. Temporary clay dams divide the model into sections for casting a piece mold. Manikin series, taxidermy. Soemmerring's Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit. [On armature, the clay model having plaster on reverse side and clay dams partially removed]. Taxidermy steps Gazelle
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Description: 02. Skull and leg bones are wired in place on an armature. Skull bones, etc. in place. A rough hollow plaster core for the trunk reduces the weight of the clay model and saves modeling clay. The pose of the animal is worked out at this stage. Frame ready for the clay. Manikin series, taxidermy of Soemmerring's Gazelle![Manikin [mannequin] series](https://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/533/876/Z80290.thumb.jpg "03. ? Clay model in the rough on armature. Manikin series, taxidermy of Soemmerring's Gazelle")
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Description: 03. ? Clay model in the rough on armature. Manikin series, taxidermy of Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 08. Plaster partly applied to clay model. Mold is made one section at a time. Fibre thoroughly saturated with a thin plaster of paris mixture makes a light, strong, mold. Manikin series, taxidermy steps of Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 09. [The clay model covered with the plaster mold having one piece removed, 9 1/2. ] After one section of the mold has set, the temporary clay dam is removed and the edge of the plaster is insulted with clay water or with Vaseline to act as a separator. The adjoining section of the mold can now be cast, leaving the first section in place on the clay model. Manikin series, steps for taxidermy steps of Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 16. The plaster shell bound together for drying. Manikin series, steps for taxidermy steps of Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 14. After the last layer of wire and mache has been built up, reinforcements made of strips of screen wire pinched into t-shape, are added for additional strength. Edges of screen wire are trimmed to make a smooth joint. [Large oven showing a part of mold and uncompleted cash illustrating chiefly the braces or wire cloth ridges for stiffening the manikin] Manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 15. Completed section of mannikin in mold. [The part manikin cast ready for removal from the plaster mold] Manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 17. Screen wire strips are attached to edges of manikin with mache, and left projecting in order to fasten sections of manikin together. Legs are sawed off and doweled into wooden blocks set in. Lower legs are carved from wood and grooved to fit around iron rod of leg support. Y-shaped iron rods, attached to leg irons with reducing coupling, form cores for toes. Manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 22. ? [the manikin show place to cut legs 17] manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 18. Assembled mannikin after removal from mold. Manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 19. Tanned and moth proofed skin is placed over manikin and adjusted and pasted with adhesive. Detachable leg forms are required for skins in which the legs have been cased. Hoofs are grooved on inner surface to fit around iron rods, and are fastened in place with composition. Horns are slipped over horn cores. Manikin series, steps for taxidermy Soemmerring's Gazelle
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Description: 23. Completed Manikin series, steps for taxidermy of Soemmerring's Gazelle with horns
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Description: 24. Completed Manikin series, steps for taxidermy, Soemmerring's Gazelle with horns
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Description: 01. An adjustable armature, the core of the clay model, is the basic support for the entire structure. It may then be used repeatedly. A metal trough [drawer, shown open] around the edge of the base, with a drain into a collecting pan, is helpful in keeping the floor clean and dry. Manikin series taxidermy Soemmerring's GazelleFM Catalog: MammalsCatalog Subset: SpecimenScientific Name: Gazella soemmerringii berberanaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ArtiodactylaFamily: BovidaeGenus: GazellaSpecies: soemmerringiiSubspecies: berberanaCollector: C. E. AkeleyCollection No.: 188Geography: Africa, Somalia, Woqooyi Galbeed, Bannaanka Seelaley ("Silo Plain"). [LL]DWc Country: SomaliaDate Collected: 5 Sep 1896Preparations: skin,skull,mountedTissue Available?: NoCo-ordinates Available?: YesSex: MaleSex: MaleEMu IRN: 2501362OccurenceID: 25a61eba-c263-4420-b563-449e9b448b18Measurements:Measurement taken Kind Feature Value Unit Disclaimer: The Field Museum's online Zoological Collections Database may contain specimens and historical records that are culturally sensitive. Some records may also include offensive language. These records do not reflect the Field Museum’s current viewpoint but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the time period when specimens were collected or cataloged.
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