Soon, the dead are coming for a visit. In the US (and increasingly here in Denmark) Halloween will be celebrated tomorrow. Scary pumpkins are placed on front porches, children are choosing their most terrifying costumes, and some will go to church and light candles on […]
Month: October 2017
On tippy-toes: Hare Indian moccasins
I learnt recently that we used to walk differently. Before the Middle Ages, and the invention of shoes as we know them today with thick soles to protect our feet, our toes hit the ground before our heels. Try it out – it is rather […]
The colours of autumn: An ethnographic selection
What does a weaved bag and a skirt from Dutch New Guinea, a Burmese man’s hat, a mask from Australian New Guinea, an ancestor skull from New Guinea, a rice sieve from Malaysia, a pair of Indonesian sandals, a Qatari gold earring, and a Latin […]
A royal visit and a royal shoe
Today, the Queen of Denmark comes for a visit. She will be opening the new Medieval Exhibition at Moesgaard Museum, so we are all on our best behaviour (I have to restrain myself from not running over to cuddle the bomb-sniffing dogs), and perhaps, we […]
The personal touch: Edelberg’s head torch
When I went on my first big trip abroad (a three month group trip to New Zealand and Thailand – those were the days), I remember snickering at the backpackers, who brought a head torch. I mean, it looks somewhat silly, having that thing strapped […]
