Cryptids & Curiosities: The Fiji Mermaid

In 1842, a curious specimen of a 'mermaid' beguiled visitors at Barnum's American Museum in New York City. An elaborate fake, the Fiji (or Feejee) Mermaid was the quintessential 'humbug' in dime museums across the United States.The Legacy of Dime Museums and the Freakshow : How the Past Impacts the Present – AASLHThe Mead's Mermaid | 4/2017 | Amherst CollegeBuxton Mermaid origins probed at University of LincolnHow 13th-Century “Mermaid Bones” Came to Be Displayed in a Japanese TempleP.T. Barnum & the Feejee MermaidThe Feejee Mermaid: Early Barnum Hoax | Live ScienceFiji Mermaid, Original Fiji Mermaid Display, Oddities, Curiosities - Oddities For Sale has uniqueCentaur of Tennessee, Knoxville, TennesseeBlog: Margaret Cooter - Dime MuseumsThe Dime Museum - The AtlanticDime Museum Freaks | The San Francisco Examiner, 17 May 1899How a Fake Monster Creeped into our Museums | Hyperallergenic<br/>Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com
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