Kurī Canis familiaris: brown dog skin
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This factsheet assists in the identification of hairs from a brown dog skin. Artefacts, or taonga, may incorporate animal hairs, or animal skins.
Most diagnostic features for this species
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Medulla of guard hairs can vary from simple with scattered globular vacuoles to very fine wide lattice.
Brown dog skin D51.4895, Otago Museum Collection. Image: Kane Fleury © 2017 Otago Museum, Dunedin
- Cross-section usually a mix of circular and oval shapes.
- Large diameter
Microscopic features
![Brown dog skin. Medulla: wide lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brown_dog_skin_medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brown dog skin. Medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brown_dog_skin_medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brown dog skin. Scales: regular wave, smooth margins, near to distant separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brown_dog_skin_scales_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brown dog skin. Scales: showing damage typical for artefact hairs. Bronwyn LoweImage: Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brown_dog_skin_scales_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Brown dog skin. Scales: bright coloured areas are contamination, e.g. dirt. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Brown_dog_skin_scales_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)