Stuffed musk ox head

Collected on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Shot by Lieut A A C Parr, HMS Alert. Stuffed musk-ox head mounted on a wooden shield. Two hanging rings on corners of the shield.

Object Details

ID: AAA4110
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Stuffed musk ox head
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Burton, H
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875-6
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 690 mm x 480 mm x 503 mm