£360
Taxidermy: Blonde Turtle Shell.
Giant South American River Turtle Blonde shell. These "Blonde” shells were created by sailors, who would remove the scutes (the keratin plates covering the bone) and then polish the bone.
CITES - (Podocnemis expansa) Annex B, Appendix II
Length 39cm. Width 18.5cm. Depth 13cm.
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