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Yes. “Mephitis mephitis nigra” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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“Mephitis mephitis nigra” by M. H. Turner (Mar 1886) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Mephitis mephitis nigra

M. H. Turner

Title	Mephitis mephitis nigra
Artist	M. H. Turner
Date	Mar 1886 19th century
Medium	Skull
Origin	Adirondacks, New York, United States, North America Adirondacks
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Mephitis mephitis nigra” is a work by M. H. Turner, dated Mar 1886. It is executed in skull. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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