When I was in Cirebon on the north coast of Java a little while ago i
came across a stall in the local market that specialised in stuffed cats
(domestic variety, tabbies etc). They had very attractive plastic eyes.
Perhaps the stallholder might have a sideline in mummification.
Maria Berry
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> Subject: Re: want to buy cat mummy...
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> Might it be considered in taste taste for me to offer my pet Sooty The
> Mad Cat
> as live but highly suitable for mummification?
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> Harry Needham
> Canadian War Museum
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