A FRAGMENT OF A DODO FEMUR

MAURITIUS, BEFORE 1690

Price realised GBP 8,125
Estimate
GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
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A FRAGMENT OF A DODO FEMUR

MAURITIUS, BEFORE 1690

Price realised GBP 8,125
Closed: 24 Apr 2013
Price realised GBP 8,125
Closed: 24 Apr 2013
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A FRAGMENT OF A DODO FEMUR
Mauritius, before 1690
part of the left femur of Raphus cucullatus
4in. (10cm.) long
Provenance
Almost certainly excavated in 1865 at Mare aux Songes in 1865 by Clark. 19th Century English collection.
Thence by descent until acquired by current owner.
Literature
Fuller, E. Dodo: from extinction to icon (London: 2002)
Hume, J., et al., 'How Owen 'stole' the Dodo: academic rivalry and disputed rights to a newly discovered subfossil deposit in nineteenth century Mauritius', Historical Biology vol. 21 (2009) pp.33-49

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