tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post1389914562899019841..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Cat Mummies & Log CabinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-84265752638951578472021-12-09T21:32:23.909-06:002021-12-09T21:32:23.909-06:00Insulting to use their babies ... aka mummified ki...Insulting to use their babies ... aka mummified kitties... as FURTILIZER! QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-84561743707752938412021-12-09T15:36:09.313-06:002021-12-09T15:36:09.313-06:00Feeling melancholy about the trivialization and di...Feeling melancholy about the trivialization and disrespect of the remains of people and their loved and revered animals. The wrappings are fascinating, though. In a few thousand years our coffined and vaulted graves may be hot curiosities, too. The Green Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136376158390379125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-11909562273781776642021-12-08T20:54:25.310-06:002021-12-08T20:54:25.310-06:00No Dog Cabins?No Dog Cabins?julie silberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365491774077183759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-85517439702376812102021-12-08T11:03:48.450-06:002021-12-08T11:03:48.450-06:00I read that the Victorians would buy Human Mummies...I read that the Victorians would buy Human Mummies (of lesser rank) and throw parties to unwrap them to amuse their guests. There were often little trinkets to be found in the wrappings which made it like a treasure hunt. Maybe they did this with Cat mummies to?! Or maybe they just payed more attention to mummy type artifacts because of their fascination with the whole culture?<br />Those Victorians did have A Lot of crazy ideas!<br />cspoonquilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-48740991766867479992021-12-08T09:56:34.379-06:002021-12-08T09:56:34.379-06:00I heard about the fate of the cat mummies before, ...I heard about the fate of the cat mummies before, but my memory recalls they were imported intending to be sold as collectibles, not fertilizer. But the optimism of the public in buying was vastly over rated, so that's when they ended up as fertilizer. I'm surprised that they weren't sold for paint pigment or medicines, maybe by that time those things were no longer done?<br /><br />I don't think I've seen the mummies with wrappings that made log cabins and such, just the plain wrapped with painted features.<br />JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-58551344984020809592021-12-08T09:41:42.322-06:002021-12-08T09:41:42.322-06:00I've long fantasized about an exhibit using de...I've long fantasized about an exhibit using design elements (log cabin, tumbling blocks, etc.) executed in various media -- patchwork, ceramics, basketry, woodcarving, rugs, etc. And the term "log cabin"--I'm reading Quilt Treasures of Great Britain. The contributors refer to them as log cabin quilts, but I assume that the design was not called that by the makers since they didn't have log cabins in the UK.Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-33584988541315718912021-12-08T09:35:04.050-06:002021-12-08T09:35:04.050-06:00No disrespect to the kitties, but I laughed out lo...No disrespect to the kitties, but I laughed out loud while reading this post. Maybe I'll name my future log cabin quilt "Mummified logs".sue shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330824150065090771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-67293214561116041172021-12-08T08:09:45.949-06:002021-12-08T08:09:45.949-06:00Fur-tilizer in Maine I bet.
Fur-tilizer in Maine I bet.<br />Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353444507543747211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-54461094754663537062021-12-08T06:26:40.949-06:002021-12-08T06:26:40.949-06:00Hmmm... If I didn't know better, I'd say i...Hmmm... If I didn't know better, I'd say it was April 1st. Now I have heard it all! "Fur"tilizer indeed. Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.com