| Hyena
Designs |
| The hyena was
introduced in 1909 with the introduction of the Teddy Roosevelt sets. It
had enough of a production run to be made with painted eyes. These are
rare since hyena are not circus animals. |
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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner
Glass eyes
Leather ears and a twisted rope tail characterize the hyena. The body
paint designs vary quite a bit.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
Glass eyes, painted fangs
This early hyena features painted fangs.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
Painted eyes
Most painted eyes hyena are painted similar to the glass eyes but
they were painted using a sprayer rather than by hand.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
Painted eyes

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner
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