Van Ingen & Van Ingen

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/van-ingen-van-ingen

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1900
2. What is the closing year?1999
3. How many tiger and leopard trophies did they make?They processed more than 43,000 tiger and leopard trophies in their workshops.
4. Who bought Van Ingen's animal statues?European royalty, Indian Maharajas, and other wealthy hunters wanted their trophies turned into lifelike statues.

Taxidermy: The art and science of preserving animal bodies, often by stuffing and mounting them to achieve a lifelike appearance for display.
Shikar: An Urdu and Hindi word meaning 'hunt' or 'hunting expedition', often associated with big-game hunting in India.
Trophy Mounts: Preserved animal specimens, typically heads, antlers, or full bodies, displayed as mementos of hunting achievements or for decorative purposes.
Naturalism in Taxidermy: The practice of recreating animals in taxidermy with extreme accuracy to their natural anatomy, posture, and expression.