Very rare curlew by the renowned sporting artist, David Hagerbaumer. The consignor of the rare example received this carving directly from Hagerbaumer in 1979. The artist was a curator at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. He had a Federal collection permit allowing him to harvest various birds for museum purposes. He used this carving to harvest shorebirds for taxidermy museum purposes. Measures just over 13” in length.
Very rare curlew by the renowned sporting artist, David Hagerbaumer. The consignor of the rare example received this carving directly from Hagerbaumer in 1979. The artist was a curator at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. He had a Federal collection permit allowing him to harvest various birds for museum purposes. He used this carving to harvest shorebirds for taxidermy museum purposes. Measures just over 13” in length.
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