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  • We acquired this object.

1963

  • Work on this object began.

2018

2025

  • You found it!

Bird Specimen, Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), June 9, 1963

This is a Bird specimen.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from National Museum of Natural History as part of Rebeca Méndez Selects.

It is dated June 9, 1963. Its medium is skin (male). It is a part of the department.

It is credited Courtesy of Division of Birds, NMNH.

Its dimensions are

L x W x H: 35.6 × 5.1 × 6.4 cm (14 in. × 2 in. × 2 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Rebeca Méndez Selects.

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