Saturday 30 March 2013

Conclusion

Through a comparison of methodology and motivations, both affection and conquest, we have determined that taxidermy is a modern, Western societal analogue to traditional Indigenous practices of mummification across the globe. The invested effort in both processes is considerable, as well as the importance of adhering not only to functional procedures that ensure successful preservation, but to culturally determined steps and behaviours during the process as well. Additionally, both taxidermied and mummified remains are physically integrated into the lives of those who survive them, whether as props in displays of mourning, symbols of power and agency, or reminders of the limits of life and the eternity of death.

-Dylyn Wilkinson & Amina Chergui

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