Van Ingen Tiger Rug

Historical taxidermy created by van ingen of mysore india.

Van ingen tiger rug.

A tiger skin rug with full head mount by van ingen van ingen mysore india. The display of tiger skins and having photographs taken with your kill was a way to display dominance over a fierce and powerful animal which had come to symbolise india itself. This tiger skin rug preserved by van ingen van ingen of mysore which was at one time displayed in caeser s hall at kedleston is now housed in the eastern museum. Macneill rehabari northern assam north eastern india 23 02 1946 with the famous vaningen gnarling face jaw agape hand painted glass eyes mounted upon typical original canvas backing van ingen care label to verso and van ingen mysore stencilling to a canvas backing.

A history of taxidermy. The van ingens served the highest if international nobility. A fine taxidermy tiger skin rug panthera tigris by vaningen vaningen mysorecirca 1946 taken by t g. On black felt edged canvas backing with taxidermist s labelling and stencil marks.

Show 3 more like this. It is rare to find tiger skin rigs in great condition. Not just any shop the best taxidermist of tiger of its day. Van ingen and van ingen of mysore south india taxidermis.

Van ingen van ingen simply van ingen or van ingen of mysore 1900 1999 were indian taxidermists located in mysore south india best known for their tiger and leopard taxidermy trophy mounts. It is even rarer to find tiger skin rugs in perfect condition with all its claws unfaded and like the day it let the shop. Tiger skin rug by van ingen circa 1920 very rare piece having 1 2 mounted head no lower jaw this piece has had some restoration but still a super piece of history from the greatest taxidermy works of the last century. Van ingen van ingen of mysore 1900 1998 were indian taxidermists located in mysore south india best known for their tiger and leopard taxidermy mounts now scattered throughout the world in the form of head mounts full mounts flat animal rugs and rug mounts with heads attached.

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