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Hyena

by Judith Lile and Jim Sneed

The Schoenhut Hyenas
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 performers.

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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. Keller Style I - Rare

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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.
Keller Style I - Very Rare

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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 brush.
Keller Style II - Rare

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner

Painted eyes

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner