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mummy by *Blepharopsis:iconBlepharopsis:

Categories Digital Art > Photomanipulation > Macabre & Horror

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Submitted: November 21, 2007
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/16 second
F Number: F/13.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Date Picture Taken: Aug 12, 2007, 5:17:25 AM

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A quick collab with my brother - the smoke was his idea.

Photo: a real smoked Papuan 300 years old mummy.

Mummification was a very important element of the Papuan culture, the preserved body of a village's big man, an elder, chief or a great warrior was regarded as a link with ancestors. The process involved hanging the corpse in a specially build house over a fire, and smoking it continuously for up to a year. Indonesians regarded the tradition as barbaric, prohibited the procedure, confiscated and destroyed most of the mummies in the area. This is one of three survivors in the Baliem valley.
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~boinsie:iconboinsie: Nov 21, 2007, 5:13:23 PM
O_O
How do you gain access to mummies? oO;;;
~K23GJ:iconK23GJ: Nov 21, 2007, 5:13:38 PM
eek!

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~rististien:iconrististien: Nov 21, 2007, 5:13:57 PM
holy cow that's creepy, but in a stupendous way

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*Monkeyslunch:iconMonkeyslunch: Nov 21, 2007, 5:14:14 PM
Great shot, especially considering its a real mummy.

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*Blepharopsis:iconBlepharopsis: Nov 21, 2007, 5:15:09 PM
you go to the village's chief, give him an equivalent of 5 dollars, some cigarettes, plus a friendly handshake - and he takes it out of the man's house for you! as easy as that....
~Channy:iconChanny: Nov 21, 2007, 5:15:14 PM
is it wearing a helmet?

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*Blepharopsis:iconBlepharopsis: Nov 21, 2007, 5:16:35 PM
nope, a kind of crochet made of twigs - looks like a halo...
~Channy:iconChanny: Nov 21, 2007, 5:17:19 PM
its neat. But i find it even more amazing that ancient cultures put effort into their dead.

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*0-Hermit-0:icon0-Hermit-0: Nov 21, 2007, 5:17:32 PM
Terrifying. Looks amazing, though O_O

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~boinsie:iconboinsie: Nov 21, 2007, 5:17:39 PM
Haha, your life must rock. XD
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