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Potos flavus, Kinkajou
Date: Unknown, likely 20th century Materials: taxidermied skin, plaster manikin with iron armature, glass eyeballs Dimensions (HxWxD, cm): 73.6 x 29.25 x 22 Institution/Owner: American Museum of Natural History Mammalogy Department Key Treatment Steps
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Summary
This taxidermy mount of a kinkajou was discovered during a 2016 Collection Survey of AMNH's Mammalogy Department conducted by Fran Ritchie and Caitlin Richeson. This kinkajou (a rainforest mammal native to Central and South America) is preserved in a climbing position, and was likely once displayed with a tree-form habitat mount. The plaster manikin and surrounding skin is broken at the proper right shoulder, and it is believed that this damage may have occurred when removing the animal from its habitat mount.
Treatment focused on repairing the broken manikin and stabilizing the torn skin surrounding this area. The break edges of the manikin were consolidated with dilute B72, and the break was repaired using B72 bulked with glass microballoons. The skin was mended with BEVA film, which was heat set to the grain side of the skin using a tacking iron. Fur fills were made from coyote fur, which was trimmed and toned using Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens to match surrounding areas. The fur was flocked on to a toned Japanese tissue support and attached to the skin using a 1:1 mixture of Lascaux 498 and 303. The proper right ear, which had been crushed and deformed, was locally humidified and unfolded. A small loss in the ear was filled using Japanese tissue toned with acrylic paints.
This taxidermy mount of a kinkajou was discovered during a 2016 Collection Survey of AMNH's Mammalogy Department conducted by Fran Ritchie and Caitlin Richeson. This kinkajou (a rainforest mammal native to Central and South America) is preserved in a climbing position, and was likely once displayed with a tree-form habitat mount. The plaster manikin and surrounding skin is broken at the proper right shoulder, and it is believed that this damage may have occurred when removing the animal from its habitat mount.
Treatment focused on repairing the broken manikin and stabilizing the torn skin surrounding this area. The break edges of the manikin were consolidated with dilute B72, and the break was repaired using B72 bulked with glass microballoons. The skin was mended with BEVA film, which was heat set to the grain side of the skin using a tacking iron. Fur fills were made from coyote fur, which was trimmed and toned using Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens to match surrounding areas. The fur was flocked on to a toned Japanese tissue support and attached to the skin using a 1:1 mixture of Lascaux 498 and 303. The proper right ear, which had been crushed and deformed, was locally humidified and unfolded. A small loss in the ear was filled using Japanese tissue toned with acrylic paints.
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