Dog skull, Prague Ratter manillas were used as trade

manillas were used as trade money within the African countries and were still being used as currency into the 19th Century

I can only assume that this has been lying either in peaty water or in a peaty area as the bone colour is a lovely caramel yellow colour which just highlights the white of the teeth

The hat and belt are made from intricately laid strings of red glass beadwork with blue and black strings to highlight

Large vintage plaster anatomical model of a heart

the shearwaters complete a migration of more than 10

Dog skull, Prague Ratter manillas were used as tradeThis is the skull of Prague Ratter dog. This is a breed of dog that is rarely seen outside the Czech republic and was very popular among the Royal households of Central Europe. This was a very old male dog and as you can see from the photographs, it was missing some teeth, particularly in the top jaw. The skull measures 11cm long.