Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft The inner ear is removable

The inner ear is removable to show the semi-circular canals etc

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

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

Magnified by 3 times"

the shearwaters complete a migration of more than 10

Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft The inner ear is removableThe 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