Miniature Tiger Skin Rug Sculpture

A recent special commission of a vintage tiger skin rug (in miniature scale).  I know, I know, it's sad to see the dead animals replicated in miniature -- So, I need to add that I will most likely NOT be making another like it in the future.  This piece was constructed using vintage kid leather as a base with handsculpted polymer clay head, paws and transparent claws.  Once assembled, the entire piece was dressed in applied alpaca & dyed wool fibers using tweezers and glue.  Black stripes are  hand-painted in permanent artists inks.