Contents of an Ostrich's Stomach
Photograph
c. 1930 (photographed)
c. 1930 (photographed)
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While Bond was working as a photographer at the Zoological Society of London, he recorded a collection of objects retrieved from an ostrich’s stomach after its death. Ostriches eat small, hard objects to help digestion, but unfortunately this ostrich consumed a four-inch nail that caused ‘death by perforation’. Several other items found, like gloves and coins, were probably lost by zoo visitors and reflect the bird’s exposure to people and city life.
Object details
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| Title | Contents of an Ostrich's Stomach (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Frederick William Bond, Contents of an Ostrich's Stomach, bromide print, c. 1930. |
| Physical description | Photograph showing the contents of an ostrich's stomach, including gloves, rope, and the four-inch nail that led to the animal's death |
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| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
Frederick William Bond (1887–1942)
Contents of an Ostrich's Stomach
About 1930
While Bond was working as a photographer at the Zoological Society of London, he recorded a collection of objects retrieved from an ostrich’s stomach after its death. Ostriches eat small, hard objects to help digestion, but unfortunately this ostrich consumed a four-inch nail that caused ‘death by perforation’. Several other items found, like gloves and coins, were probably lost by zoo visitors and reflect the bird’s exposure to people and city life.
Bromide print
Museum no. RPS.2389-2017
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Summary | While Bond was working as a photographer at the Zoological Society of London, he recorded a collection of objects retrieved from an ostrich’s stomach after its death. Ostriches eat small, hard objects to help digestion, but unfortunately this ostrich consumed a four-inch nail that caused ‘death by perforation’. Several other items found, like gloves and coins, were probably lost by zoo visitors and reflect the bird’s exposure to people and city life. |
| Associated object | PROV.2515-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.2389-2017 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2017 |
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