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Taxidermy Impala Head
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection
Taxidermy Impala Head
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection

Taxidermy Impala Head

Artifact IDMO 2000.18
Object Type Taxidermy
Date 1930-1960
Medium fur, antler, glass
DimensionsOverall H 42 in (106.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionStuffed and mounted head of an impala with horns.
Historical NoteThis impala was shot by Ernest Hemingway while on a hunting expedition. The mounted head hung in the writer's home in Cuba.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library by the widow of Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway along with a collection of Hemingway's manuscripts and papers.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection, Gift of Mary Hemingway
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesErnest Hemingway Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055712)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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