Sounds like maybe you could create your own mermaid. Why not have your
own hoax?

On Thu, 14 Mar 1996, MARIEA FISHER wrote:

> Dear Museum-List
>
> Many thanks to everyone who's been replying about Barnum's mermaid.  Our
> exhibition "Myths and Mysteries of the Sea" or alternative title "Spooks,
> Spirits and Sirens" will have a section in it about mermaids.  We'd love to
> have the 'real'  Barnum hoax in our show in Sydney, Australia but suspect
> a picture may be what we use.  So Anita I'd be delighted to receive the
> citation for Barnum book.
>
> Our exhibition opens in December 96 if you're this way.  And I'll be attending
> the American Association
> of Museums conference in May so I hope I'll meet up with some of you there.
>
> Mariea Fisher
> Australian National Maritime Museum
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