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A bear taking figs from the mouth of a woman [PRG 280/1/37/251] • Photograph

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Summary

A nine year old red bear taking figs from the mouth of a woman identified as Gladys Callum, a Fellow of the Zoological Society; the bear is sitting on its hindquarters with one paw resting on the arm of Gladys Callum as she bends over to allow it to take the fruit, creating a study in mutual trust between beast and human; location not known, possibly in South Australia.

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Physical description

photograph; 16.5 cm x 12 cm

Dates / Publication details

1923

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Bears
Women

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General notes

Sepia reproduction.

Digitisation information

Date

09/04/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,183 x 3,049 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.66 MB

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