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Dead Leopard
c. 1880s–90s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Elaborate big game hunts were a prestigious pastime for the Indians and colonials under the British Raj. This trophy has been laid out for the camera so that its sharp teeth and long tail are visible.
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- Title: Dead Leopard
- Date Created: c. 1880s–90s
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 13.1 x 18.4 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.); Paper: 15.1 x 20.2 cm (5 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Mounted: 16.1 x 21.3 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.224
- Medium: albumen print
- Inscriptions: No visible inscriptions on verso of mount
- Fun Fact: While the Indian leopard is now a vulnerable species, 19th-century hunters would not have worried about sustaining its population.
- Department: Photography
- Culture: India, 19th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
- Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
- Accession Number: 2018.224
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