#56 • Woolly Mammoth Hair Sample

Part of June 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $800.00

Status: Sold

Category: Natural History

A well-preserved mass of genuine woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) hair from the Pleistocene Epoch, better known as the last Ice Age. In shades from blonde to ginger to medium brown, the coat from a woolly mammoth was made of three types of hair: closest to the skin was found a dense, wavy under-fur, topped with longer guard hairs, and then a layer of thick over-hairs that formed the visible skirt associated with the mammoth's well-recognized appearance. The various types of fur, along with each hair's oil glad, thick insulating skin, and subcutaneous fat layer, provided the woolly mammoth with a shaggy shield from the cold. This example, a generously sized clump of hair, measures approximately 10.5" x 10.5" x 3" thick as situated within the photographs. Total weight of 28 grams, hairs are all long strands at 11.5" or larger, each.