The Nature Cabinet is a natural history collection located on the campus of Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 2018, it is curated by the students and faculty of the Department of Art and Art History.
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Piranha
Piranha, Salve Regina University Department of Art and Art History, 1900-1999
A large piranha that has been preserved and dried; its mouth hangs open showing all of the sharp, pointed teeth; its main coloration is shades of…
Large Armored Catfish (Oxydoras Niger)
Large Armored Catfish (Oxydoras Niger), Salve Regina University Department of Art and Art History, 1900-1999
A large, taxidermied fish; posed laying on its stomach with its tail raised in the air; along the sides of the tail, there are hooked spines, wide…
Small Armored Catfish (Callichthys Callichthys)
Small Armored Catfish (Callichthys Callichthys), Salve Regina University Department of Art and Art History, 1900-1999
A small fish that have been taxidermied; its sides have two rows of scales that intertwine; its head is flat with a small mouth with whiskers above it