An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Head of an Indian Blackbuck sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles a witch-bottle beneath his doorstep

a witch-bottle beneath his doorstep and some shoes up his chimney he'd have had much less to worry about

and below the image is the strapline 'Maker's in Nelson Since 1897'

persistently burning

indicating that they were already dead at the time of concealment

The vivid red only returns in this example as a ground colour on the outer border meaning that the rest of the ground is made up of apple green

An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Head of an Indian Blackbuck sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles a witch-bottle beneath his doorstepOrigin: India Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Height: 31 inches (with horns) Width: 11 inches at head or 19 inches with horns Depth: 13. 5 inches An impressive head of an Indian antelope or Blackbuck, with two beautifully dark, twisting and spiralling black horns, large glass eyes, pricked up ears and dark brown and white fur. This example has a little wear to the ears, and one or two small areas of thinning, but is