Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft The most exquisite and important

The most exquisite and important of all royal ceremonial costumes is bwaantshy

The skull has been very well cleaned and bleached and came from an animal that died on the road

This is known as "Kalti Paarti"

and slaves by exchanging currency 'bracelets' acceptable to the Africans

A nice example of the breed

Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft The most exquisite and importantThe practice of putting sealing up dead animals into the walls of houses has been going since the middle ages in Europe. The belief seemed to be that a dried cat or dog would protect against witchcraft and scare a witch's familiar away from the house. It might have also been believed that the presence of these mummified animals also scared away rats and mice. This cat was discovered behind the plaster when the owner was renovating a house that dated