Hide, ox

Collected on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Shot by Lieut A A C Parr, HMS Alert on the shores of Lady Franklin Bay July 1875. Shaped skin with long brown hair, backed with hessian. Three brass rings sewn to the top end.

Object Details

ID: AAA4111
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Hide, ox
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875-1876; 1875-6
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1615 mm x 1327 mm
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