Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 5, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 18
Additional Source Text:
"It was left there by an American Vessel, some time since, and presented by Henry Hunter."
Aurora (Philadelphia) 28 Nov 1806 reads: "Large and uncommon Baboon (alive) from the E Indies -- this curious animal is mild and gentle, but impatient and prodigiously powerful."
Notes:
No baboon species are native to Indonesia. Evidently the Museum's specimen originated elsewhere (most likely in Africa) and was taken to the East Indies by the American ship.
Specimen Type:
Living/Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Common Name:
Baboon
