A Fine & Large Mid 20thC Taxidermy Bison Head & Shoulder Mount sub-Curios Whose foot ne’er tainted morning

Whose foot ne’er tainted morning dew

a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark)

and it had to be stored securely (hence the escutcheon and lock)

the first layer of paper dating to 1866

the frame with a shaped arched top now painted and distressed in two shades

A Fine & Large Mid 20thC Taxidermy Bison Head & Shoulder Mount sub-Curios Whose foot ne’er tainted morningOrigin: American Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 60 Depth: 25 inches Height: 34 inches Width: 27. 75 inches (all approximate and with hair) The massive American bison (Bison bison) head and shoulder mount, also commonly known as the American buffalo, having a shaggy, long, dark brown winter coat and short curved horns, the whole preserved in excellent all round condition from the middle part of the twentieth century.