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Abominable Snowmen, by Ivan T. Sanderson, [1961], at sacred-texts.com

 

1: Track of Meh-Teh on upper snowfield of Southern Tibetan Rim. (Eric Shipton & the Mt. Everest Foundation)
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1: Track of Meh-Teh on upper snowfield of Southern Tibetan Rim. (Eric Shipton & the Mt. Everest Foundation)


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2 & 3 (above). Desiccated hand of alleged ABSM from Pangboche, Nepal;

Fig. 3 as seen from below. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

4 (left, below): Another desiccated hand from Pangboche. (Prof. Teizo Ogawa)
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4 (left, below): Another desiccated hand from Pangboche. (Prof. Teizo Ogawa)

5 (right, below): Desiccated forearm of Snow Leopard from Makalu village, Nepal. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)
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5 (right, below): Desiccated forearm of Snow Leopard from Makalu village, Nepal. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

6 (left, above): A Sherpa Headman wearing a cap made in imitation of a Meh-Teh scalp. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)
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6 (left, above): A Sherpa Headman wearing a cap made in imitation of a Meh-Teh scalp. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

7 (right, above): Same scalp, seen from inside. Preserved at Pangboche. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)
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7 (right, above): Same scalp, seen from inside. Preserved at Pangboche. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

8 (left, below): Same scalp, showing holes for insertion of tassels. (Navnit Parekh, Bombay)
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8 (left, below): Same scalp, showing holes for insertion of tassels. (Navnit Parekh, Bombay)

9 (right, below): Another fur cap. These are used for traditional pantomime. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)
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9 (right, below): Another fur cap. These are used for traditional pantomime. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

10: Himalayan Black Bear.
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10: Himalayan Black Bear.

11: American (Kodiak) Brown Bear.
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11: American (Kodiak) Brown Bear.

 

FAECAL MASSES

12: Giant Panda.
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12: Giant Panda.

13: Californian ABSM (Oh-Mah).
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13: Californian ABSM (Oh-Mah).

(All photos by Prof. W. C. Osman Hill)

14: Himalayan Black Bear (near tip) (X400).
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14: Himalayan Black Bear (near tip) (X400).

15. Same Himalayan Black Bear (near root) (X400).
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15. Same Himalayan Black Bear (near root) (X400).

16: Lowland Gorilla (X250).
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16: Lowland Gorilla (X250).

17: Orang-Utan (X250).
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17: Orang-Utan (X250).

 

HIGHLY MAGNIFIED HAIRS

18: Caucasoid Human head-hair (X550).
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18: Caucasoid Human head-hair (X550).

19: Tibetan Langur Monkey (X470).
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19: Tibetan Langur Monkey (X470).

20: Tibetan Blue Bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus)—fine hair (X400).
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20: Tibetan Blue Bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus)—fine hair (X400).

21: Tibetan Blue Bear—coarse hair (X400).
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21: Tibetan Blue Bear—coarse hair (X400).

(All photomicrographs by Prof. W. C. Osman Hill)

22: A Neanderthaler-type Hominid from the Crimea (from above). (Dr. W. Tschernezky)
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22: A Neanderthaler-type Hominid from the Crimea (from above). (Dr. W. Tschernezky)

23 (left, below): A Human. (American Museum of Natural History)
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23 (left, below): A Human. (American Museum of Natural History)

24 (right, below): A Lowland Gorilla. (American Museum of Natural History)
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24 (right, below): A Lowland Gorilla. (American Museum of Natural History)

 

SKELETONS OF RIGHT FOOT

25: Feet of Lowland Gorilla in quadrupedal stance. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
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25: Feet of Lowland Gorilla in quadrupedal stance. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

26: Abnormal (Human) feet of an Australoid. (Dr. W. Tschernezky)
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26: Abnormal (Human) feet of an Australoid. (Dr. W. Tschernezky)

27: Abnormal feet of a Caucasoid. (Freiherr E. von Eickstedt)
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27: Abnormal feet of a Caucasoid. (Freiherr E. von Eickstedt)

28: Sole of foot of an African Negrillo (Pigmy). (Freiherr E. von Eickstedt)
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28: Sole of foot of an African Negrillo (Pigmy). (Freiherr E. von Eickstedt)

29: Sole of foot of adult Negroid man, used to going barefoot. (Dr. W. Tschernezky)
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29: Sole of foot of adult Negroid man, used to going barefoot. (Dr. W. Tschernezky)

30: Casts of soles of hind feet of Man and various other Primates. (American Museum of Natural History)
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30: Casts of soles of hind feet of Man and various other Primates. (American Museum of Natural History)

 

IMPRINTS OF:

31 (left) Fore and hind right feet of Eurasian Brown Bear, in snow;
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31 (left) Fore and hind right feet of Eurasian Brown Bear, in snow;

32 (center) Hind right foot of Himalayan Langur, in snow;
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32 (center) Hind right foot of Himalayan Langur, in snow;

33 (right) Right foot of Gorilla, in snow (made from a cast). (All photos by Dr. W. Tschernezky)
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33 (right) Right foot of Gorilla, in snow (made from a cast). (All photos by Dr. W. Tschernezky)

 

IMPRINTS OF RIGHT FOOT OF:

34 (above) Meh-Teh-type ABSM from Nepal, in snow. (Eric Shipton & the Mt. Everest Foundation);
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34 (above) Meh-Teh-type ABSM from Nepal, in snow. (Eric Shipton & the Mt. Everest Foundation);

35 (below) Californian Oh-Mah, in soft clay. (Author)
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35 (below) Californian Oh-Mah, in soft clay. (Author)

36: Adult male and female Lowland Gorillas. (Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences)
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36: Adult male and female Lowland Gorillas. (Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences)

37 (below): Wow-Wow Gibbon walking. (Roy Pinney)
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37 (below): Wow-Wow Gibbon walking. (Roy Pinney)

38 (above): Corpse of Sloth Bear killed in Nepal and at first alleged to be that of an ABSM. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)
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38 (above): Corpse of Sloth Bear killed in Nepal and at first alleged to be that of an ABSM. (Slick-Johnson Exp.)

39: Reconstruction of Meh-Teh (and photo) by Dr. W. Tschernezky.
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39: Reconstruction of Meh-Teh (and photo) by Dr. W. Tschernezky.

40: Artist's conception of a female Sasquatch. (Morton Kunstler)
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40: Artist's conception of a female Sasquatch. (Morton Kunstler)

41: Field-sketch of head of male Sasquatch (and photo) by the author, under the direction of Mr. Albert Ostman.
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41: Field-sketch of head of male Sasquatch (and photo) by the author, under the direction of Mr. Albert Ostman.

42: Drawing of a Gin-Sung (giant ABSM type of Szechwan) from an 18th-century Mongolian manuscript. (Prof. Emmanuel Vlec)
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42: Drawing of a Gin-Sung (giant ABSM type of Szechwan) from an 18th-century Mongolian manuscript. (Prof. Emmanuel Vlec)

43: Reproduction of the above in a later Chinese manuscript. (Prof. Emmanuel Vlec)
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43: Reproduction of the above in a later Chinese manuscript. (Prof. Emmanuel Vlec)

44 (left, above): Reconstruction of an Australopithecine. (M. Wilson, 1950)
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44 (left, above): Reconstruction of an Australopithecine. (M. Wilson, 1950)

45 (right, above): Reconstruction of head of Zinjanthropus. (World Wide Photos)
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45 (right, above): Reconstruction of head of Zinjanthropus. (World Wide Photos)

46 (left, below): Reconstruction of head of Pithecanthropus. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
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46 (left, below): Reconstruction of head of Pithecanthropus. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

47 (right, below): Reconstruction of head of a Neanderthaler. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
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47 (right, below): Reconstruction of head of a Neanderthaler. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

48: Head of an Australoid. (Author)
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48: Head of an Australoid. (Author)

49: African Negrillos (Pigmies). (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
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49: African Negrillos (Pigmies). (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

50: Negrito girls, Philippine Islands. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
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50: Negrito girls, Philippine Islands. (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

51: Head of girl, Negroid type. (Quentin Keynes)
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51: Head of girl, Negroid type. (Quentin Keynes)

52: Head of girl, Caucasoid type. (Photo Library, Inc.)
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52: Head of girl, Caucasoid type. (Photo Library, Inc.)

53: Head of girl, Mongoloid type. (Philip E. Pegler, Inc.)
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53: Head of girl, Mongoloid type. (Philip E. Pegler, Inc.)

54: Man with (abnormal) tail (the Philippines). (Author)
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54: Man with (abnormal) tail (the Philippines). (Author)

55 (below): The famous Tensing Norgay, Conqueror of Everest, and his family at home. It is his people, the Sherpas of Nepal, who first led the world to the ABSMs. (Information Bureau, Government of India)
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55 (below): The famous Tensing Norgay, Conqueror of Everest, and his family at home. It is his people, the Sherpas of Nepal, who first led the world to the ABSMs. (Information Bureau, Government of India)

56 (above): The author with a family of Mayan friends—the Het Zooz-Mukuls of Tekom, Yucatan. The mother is holding one of the author's god-children, Manuelita. Note: all are standing on the same level. The author is 6 feet tall. (Author)
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56 (above): The author with a family of Mayan friends—the Het Zooz-Mukuls of Tekom, Yucatan. The mother is holding one of the author's god-children, Manuelita. Note: all are standing on the same level. The author is 6 feet tall. (Author)

 

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