Mystery Oddities curio collection cabinet full of amassing Vulture Culture treasures!!! Start you own Curio, replenish your craft supplies or give it as a Awesome Unique Gift! This box is guaranteed to have more value than the listing price. This one has bigger items included ( from 0.5 to 3 inches), if you need miniature items only (up to 5 cm or 2 inches) see Vulture Culture Miniature box If you have special requests I would do my best to honor them but it might impact a number of items included Wooden cabinet with 3 shelves is OPTIONAL DOES NOT include wet specimens, see my wet specimen mystery boxes or Natural History Mystery box for wet specimens High quality items ( no small broken unidentified bones to increase numbers). You can see some of my treasures on the pictures, but there was no space to include all that I have!! Boxes examples are pictured, not exactly the same that you will receive, contents depend on the current stock Please, contact me with the picture if unable to ID some of the items Labels provided upon request How it works: I will randomly select 3, 5, 7, 10, 15+ items (your choice) from my huge collection When selecting items I will aim for the maximum diversity in each box. Some of the specimens I only use for this listing You will see a skull in larger box 7 or 10, 15 items (size and quality might differ) In each set you might find any of of the following: Bones, Skulls, Claws Teeth Fossilized shark teeth, mammal teeth, invertebrates, shells plants etc. Mummified animals and birds parts Various unaltered crystals and semi-precious stones Tumbled stones, colorful sea glass Beetle and butterflies wings, dried beetles, spiders, worms etc. Various Mammal, Fish skulls, claws teeth and bones Snake or spiders skins (shed) Various dried plants, herbs, seeds, flowers, pods, mushrooms River or sea pearls Some of my found at the beach objects, little surprise :) Various curiosities found by me, small figurines, coins, witchcraft artifacts, tokens Hand made jewelry Please leave me a comment if you do not want some of the listed above, for example "no bones" or "no insects" and I will do my best to accommodate Maximum height of the vials on standalone items pictured is 5 cm or 2 inches, so they could fit into the shelfs There are more mystery boxes in my store Marine mystery box https://www.etsy.com/ca/CaveMansDigs/listing/886623941/marine-mystery-box-oddities-and?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1607491175215 Wet specimens mystery box https://www.etsy.com/ca/CaveMansDigs/listing/876535262/mystery-box-wet-specimens-box-oddity?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1607491202192 No animal was killed for its parts Many of these are items that I have personally *ethically* collected during biological fieldwork around the world. Some come from hunters who hunt exclusively for food, some from road kills or other peoples collections Other sources -Scavenged from nature -Owl Pellets -Roadkill -Died naturally (was a pet animal) -A by-product of an industry -A by-product of pest control on farms All bones/teeth have been properly sanitized (see procedures described below) ** Small parts-Choking hazard. Not suited for small children.** NOT A FOOD ** Small parts-Choking hazard. Not suited for small children.** Shipping Please check if your country allows import of this animal parts Canada Economy Shipping DOES NOT INCLUDE TRACKING, please select an upgrade if you wish to track your item and want your parcel to be protected from getting lost in the post etc, unfortunately I can no longer give refunds for 'lost' packages if the tracking upgrade wasn't purchased. I have still left an option to buy standard shipping as I'm aware the tracked postage can be pricey (especially for overseas customers) but please be aware this is at your own risk. However, I will always do my very best to make sure your item(s) arrive to you safely and on time, whatever postage has been selected, but it is out of my control once it enters the postal system. If the item is damaged, a refund can be arranged if a photo is sent. Thank you CaveMansDigs Taxidermy studio Taxidermy disclaimer All animal parts were treated in accordance with standard taxidermy procedures Tissue samples in 8 % Formaldehyde for at least 48 hours, and then transferred to 95% alcohol solution Bones boiled (100 Degrees Celsius) for at least 30 minutes and bleached Skins and paws salted for at least 28 days with sea salt containing 2% washing soda (sodium carbonate, Na2CO3) and then soaked with agitation, in a 4%(w/v) solution of washing soda (sodium carbonate, Na2CO3) maintained at pH 11.5 or above for at least 48 hours Wet samples care instructions All wet samples slowly change with time, tissues became harder and lighter/darker in color. Preserving liquid (in my store it is always alcohol) darkens and evaporates. It is natural and unavoidable process. There are no health hazards related to alcohol. If your specimen is sealed with cork and wax, evaporation will be slower, but you would need to break the seal to replenish alcohol when the levels gets too low (it usually takes long time, but depends on the storing conditions). If you received your specimen unsealed due to the shipping restrictions, you need to fill the jar or the vial with any available alcohol with concentration equal or higher than 70%. Alcohol (isopropyl, ethanol) is easily available in any drugstore or online. If with time your preserving liquid loses transparency you can simply change it. Do not store your specimens in direct sun light or in the room with the temperature higher than 30 Celsius. Store them far away from the open fire source Colder conditions are preferable Please, do not hesitate to ask me if you have any questions
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Cabinet of Curiosities Mystery Boxes Small: Will contain 5 items Medium: Will contain 10 items Large: Will contain 15 items as well as an animal skull Mystery Boxes may include: -Animal Bones (ribs, vertebrae, jaws, skulls, tor bones, etc.) -Animal Claws -Animal Teeth (raccoon, mink, coyote, etc.) - Mushrooms - Wasp Nests - Insect Taxidermy - Spore prints - Preserved spider webs - Dried Flowers - Hawthorne thorns -And much more! All animal bones have been ethically sourced. Sources may include roadkill, natural animal death, and byproduct from the meat industry.
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