FMNH 41410

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  • Elephants
    Photographer:
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Fighting African Elephants in Stanley Field Hall. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley . 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • Elephants
    Photographer:
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Fighting African Elephants in Stanley Field Hall. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley . 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephant Group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) back view. Security guard in uniform stands on right side. Background shows the columns that have been draped with large white sheets. White plaster miniature sculpture models of 2 figures and horses from Agriculture Building of World's Columbian Exposition. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae). Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. Background shows the columns that have been draped with large white sheets. White plaster miniature sculpture from Agriculture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shows "Harvest" a Chariot sculpture group for Colonnade by Mr. M. A. Waagen. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephant group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae). Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephant (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) view of back, one of two. Background shows the columns that have been draped with large white sheets. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 has two tusks and its trunk is raised.
  • African Elephants
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants, two (Elephas africanus peeli. Lydekker) on platform shown in Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants Group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) front view. Security guard in uniform stands on left side. Background shows the columns that have been draped with large white sheets. White plaster miniature sculpture from Agriculture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shows "Harvest" a Chariot sculpture group for Colonnade by Mr. M. A. Waagen. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephants Group
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants Group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. White plaster miniature sculpture from Agriculture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shows "Harvest" a Chariot sculpture group for Colonnade by Mr. M. A. Waagen. 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • African Elephants Group
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants Group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. White plaster miniature sculpture from Agriculture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shows "Harvest" a Chariot sculpture group for Colonnade by Mr. M. A. Waagen. Security guard in uniform stands next to the 2 elephants. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. 41411 is on the left with its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right
  • African Elephant Group
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: African Elephants Group (Loxodonta africana Proboscidea Elephantidae) Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. Taxidermy by Carl Akeley. White plaster miniature sculpture from Agriculture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shows "Harvest" a Chariot sculpture group for Colonnade by Mr. M. A. Waagen. Security guard in uniform stands next to the 2 elephants. Columbian Rotunda of Field Columbian Museum, Jackson Park. 41411 is on the right with its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the left
  • African Elephants
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Fighting African Elephant (41410) and head with trunk up (41411) being moved on railroad car and train from Field Columbian Museum to Field Museum
  • Moving Elephants
    Photographer: Herbert P. Burtch : Oriental Institute
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Moving Elephants to new Field Museum building, head of one only, 41411 is on the left with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the right, with one tusk.
  • Moving Elephants
    Photographer: Herbert P. Burtch : Oriental Institute
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Moving Elephant, minus its head, to new Field Museum building
  • Fighting African Elephants
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Fighting African Elephants and head being moved on railroad car and train from Field Columbian Museum to Field Museum. The head of 41411 is on the right with two tusks and its trunk is raised. 41410 is on the left, with one tusk.
  • Fighting African Elephants
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Elephants and visitors, Carl Akeley bronze Lion Spearing sculpture partially visible. Stanley Field Hall. 41411 two tusks and its trunk is raised.
  • Fighting African Elephants
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Elephants and visitors, Carl Akeley bronze Lion Spearing sculpture partially visible. Stanley Field Hall. 41411 two tusks and its trunk is raised.
  • GN79254
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Elephants and visitors, Carl Akeley bronze Lion Spearing sculpture partially visible. Stanley Field Hall
FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana knochenhauri
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: africana
Subspecies: knochenhauri
Collector: C. E. Akeley
Collection No.: 307
Geography: Africa, Kenya, Central Prov, Kiambu Dist, Aberdare Range. [LL]
DWc Country: Kenya
Date Collected: 27 Jul 1906
Preparations: skin,mounted
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Sex: Male
Sex: Male
EMu IRN: 2540636
OccurenceID: d2420ddf-8b48-4648-a95e-0bb53e8372df
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