This was fantastic. I’ve always been intrigued by death masks. In your research on them, did you ever come across why they faded from Western culture? Americans were still doing them in the 19th century. Lincoln’s death mask is famous. As a Mormon, I’ve seen Joseph Smith’s death mask shown in photos.
I’m guessing it was the advent of photography, but Americans were still making death masks when photography was around. I’m sure there’s some cultural changing relationship to death that’s gone on as well.
Thank you. I really just jumped at the image of the procession and focused on the Roman angle. It is interesting that Americans were still making death masks in the 19th Century, though I suspect the rationale was somewhat different.
I wonder how much the funeral home industry had to do with the changes. They seem to call the shots when it comes to how Americans get handled after death. Maybe a death mask is an add on item you can request. I have no idea.
Given your interest in death masks you might enjoy a novel suggested by my wife which I recently finished. It is called "The Mask of Atreus" by A.J. Hartley, and concerns a female small museum curator's attempt to solve the mysterious murder of the wealthy owner of the museum, who allegedly recovered the death mask of Agamemnon, upon which he was murdered and the mask stolen.
We. really don't need to leave North America to find tribal masks and storytelling....I enjoy Roman culture very much however with predominantly Native American heritage I'd appreciate you take on the Iroqouis False Face Society, don't ya know ? 😇
This was fantastic. I’ve always been intrigued by death masks. In your research on them, did you ever come across why they faded from Western culture? Americans were still doing them in the 19th century. Lincoln’s death mask is famous. As a Mormon, I’ve seen Joseph Smith’s death mask shown in photos.
I’m guessing it was the advent of photography, but Americans were still making death masks when photography was around. I’m sure there’s some cultural changing relationship to death that’s gone on as well.
Thank you. I really just jumped at the image of the procession and focused on the Roman angle. It is interesting that Americans were still making death masks in the 19th Century, though I suspect the rationale was somewhat different.
I wonder how much the funeral home industry had to do with the changes. They seem to call the shots when it comes to how Americans get handled after death. Maybe a death mask is an add on item you can request. I have no idea.
Given your interest in death masks you might enjoy a novel suggested by my wife which I recently finished. It is called "The Mask of Atreus" by A.J. Hartley, and concerns a female small museum curator's attempt to solve the mysterious murder of the wealthy owner of the museum, who allegedly recovered the death mask of Agamemnon, upon which he was murdered and the mask stolen.
The False Faces of the Iroquois (Civilization of the American Indian Series): Fenton, William N.: 9780806120393: Amazon.com: Books https://share.google/gB4sYem7EpPOlbc3o
We. really don't need to leave North America to find tribal masks and storytelling....I enjoy Roman culture very much however with predominantly Native American heritage I'd appreciate you take on the Iroqouis False Face Society, don't ya know ? 😇