Karakul sheep the terms for newborn lambs' and fetal lambs' pelts are used interchangeably. The newborn lambs have a tight, curly pattern of hair. The lambs must be under three days old when they are killed, or they will lose their black color and soft, tightly wound coils of fur. Dark colors are dominant and lambs often darken in color as they age. Fetal karakul lamb pelts are called broadtail, "Breitschwanz" (German), and "karakulcha". Fetal karakul lambs are harvested through miscarriages, induced early delivery or by killing the mother sheep and removing the fetus. Rather than killing healthy female sheep, farmers will
Type A (artist collective) Cantz published a monograph featuring this collaboration with the IMA in September 2009. From 2009 to 2011 Type A embarked on two projects exploring fear, safety and authority: "Barrier" (2009) and "Trigger" (2011). "Barrier" is a large scale concrete sculpture installation recreating Jersey highway barriers and "Trigger" explores America’s obsession with guns. For "Trigger," Type A created a series of photographs which are printed and sold as shooting targets by Law Enforcement Targets Inc. With this project they practice what they call "Interpropriation" or “the act of interjecting themselves and actively participating in cultures outside the art world.” In 2012