Louis A. Fuertes and baboon, Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Louis a. Fuertes, expedition artist, sitting on couch with a small monkey on his shoulder who appears to be grooming fuertes. The monkey is the dog-faced baboon named tinish, the expedition mascot. 1927. Name of expedition: daily news abyssinian expedition participants: wilfred osgood, louis agassiz fuertes, c. Suydam cutting, jack baum, alfred m. Bailey expedition start date: september 7, 1926 expedition end date: may 20, 1927 purpose or aims: zoology mammals and birds location: africa, ethiopia [abyssinia] original material: album print digital identifier: csz56119 learn more about the field museum's library photo archives.