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Art by David Glen, “Human Female Skull”.
Originally posted by vitvarghona.
Edited in black and white by me.
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Why Sarah Helen Whitman is more Goth than U
This is her.
And she’s not even in mourning in this image, she’s wearing a shawl and veil and ribbons just because.
So she always wore these gauzy outfits making her look like some ethereal ghost, her clique of other spooky ladies followed her around town and they held seances and read their own spooky poetry together.
This woman was Victorian Goth-Goth. She was exemplifying the Victorian Goth style in the actual Victorian era, some accounts even say she wore feathers and beads and was more or less the Stevie Nicks of her day. She kept a mini-coffin that opened and shut like a locket around her neck at all times and never told anyone why.
She also dated Edgar Allan Poe, who was a couple years younger than her, more or less as a token spooky boyfriend to go with her spooky life style.
So yes. Sarah Helen Whitman is more goth than all of us.
(Past) life goals.
A pug skull. (Pinterest)
I will never look at a pug the same way again.
Looks like a tim burton character
Human trophy skulls from Asian tribes:
1. Ifugao (Philippines) - Headhunted human trophy skull mounted with bovine jaw
2. Ifugao - Headhunted human trophy skulls
3. Dayak (Borneo) - Headhunted human trophy skulls
4. Asmat (New Guinea) - Ancestor skull
5. Naga (India/Burma) - Headhunted human trophy skull
6. Ifugao - Headhunted human trophy skull mounted with boar skull
7. Asmat - Cannibalized child skull (victim, not ancestor)
8. Dayak - Headhunted, hand carved human skull
9. Ifugao - Headhunted human trophy skull
10. Asmat - Ancestor skull
(Headhunted skulls are trophies claimed from enemy victims; ancestor skulls are collected and venerated to remember deceased family members.)
Horned Skull
The existence of numerous horned skulls is one of the most controversial artifacts in existence, and not one that modern science can easily explain. The skull shown was discovered in France. Analysis and X-ray examination of the skull demonstrated that the horns were genuinely part of the skull and not a forgery. It is only one of hundreds found worldwide and is on display at the London Museum.
Medieval “Vampire” Skull
In a mass grave dating to the 1500s on the Venetian island of Lazzaretto Nuovo, this skull of a woman was found with a brick shoved in its mouth. Researchers think gravediggers came upon the skeleton and feared she was a vampire. They believe gravediggers shoved a rock into her skull to prevent her from chewing through her shroud and infecting others with the plague. (Source)
Bronze Age Trepanated Skull from Jericho, C. 2200-2000 BC
Although this skull shows four separate holes made by the ancient surgical process of trepanation, they had clearly begun to heal. This suggests that although highly dangerous, the procedure was by no means fatal. Also known as trephination, or trepanning, the process of making a hole through the skull to the surface of the brain might be carried out to treat a range of medical conditions or for more mystical reasons. The skull was excavated from a tomb in Jericho (map), in January 1958.
Painted skull
Painted Human Skull
Bavaria , Germany, 19th century
The tradition of skull painting began in 1790, when members of the deceased’s family started painting flowers and crowns of flowers because, they couldn’t decorate the grave with flowers.
Some of the skulls also have the name of the deceased painted on them, the dates of birth and death and some kind of symbol depicting the cause of death.
if your interested in giving me your skull … put it in your will- with my tumblr link! Make sure they deliver it clean and in a nice ebony box with your name and dates ! I’m most definitely interested in giving you a cosy and safe place in my home, with a nice view and weekly dusting xD
