Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos
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Lot 442
Fiji Mermaid Stereoview. New York: Geo. Barker, n.d., ca. 1870s.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for
$190
Sold Price includes BP
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Fiji Mermaid Stereoview. New York: Geo. Barker, n.d., ca. 1870s. Mounted to cardstock and captioned "What is it?" Features a Fiji mermaid in nature. This creature was a famous 19th-century hoax that often consisted of the upper body of a small monkey sewn to the back half of a fish, covered in papier-mâché and animal hair, and exhibited as a real mummified mermaid "caught" in the Fijian Islands.
3 1/2 x 7"
Condition
Minor wear and fading. Good.
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