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Arctonyx collaris (Hog-badger)
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Calcutta School, circa 1820
Arctonyx collaris (Hog-badger)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gum arabic, fragmentary watermark 'JWH[ATMAN]'
10 x 17 in. (26 x 43.2 cm.)
Arctonyx collaris (Hog-badger)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gum arabic, fragmentary watermark 'JWH[ATMAN]'
10 x 17 in. (26 x 43.2 cm.)
Sale room notice
This has now been identified as Arctonyx collarisi (Hog-badger), and not Paguma larvata (Himalayan Palm Civet) as is stated in the catalogue.
Our thanks to Dr Harry van Rompaey of the World Conservation Union for his help in identifying this animal.
Our thanks to Dr Harry van Rompaey of the World Conservation Union for his help in identifying this animal.