Walrus (no base)

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The walrus has been on display at the Horniman Museum for more than a century now. It's likely that it came from the Hudson Bay area of eastern Canada, where it was first spotted in London's 'Canada' section of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in South Kensington back in 1886. The walrus was part of an impressive display of animals put together by Canadian hunter and explorer James Henry Hubbard, who received high praise from Queen Victoria during her visit to the Exhibition. When the Exhibition closed, Frederick Horniman bought the Walrus along with other Canadian animals to showcase at the Horniman Museum. Our Walrus is a unique taxidermy specimen, looking stretched and "over stuffed" as it lacks the characteristic skin folds of a walrus in its natural habitat. Over one hundred years ago, only a few people had ever laid eyes on a live walrus, so it's hardly surprising that ours doesn't quite look lifelike. This is probably why it remains one of the museum's most popular exhibits to this day. This object with a base can be downloaded here. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for public access. Scan the World is an open source community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.