#false beard

[danskjavlarna]

Separated at Birth?

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[ancientbeardart]

Bull's head ornament for a lyre (via The Met)

ca. 2600–2350 BCE

Sumerian

“Wavy ridges ending in curls delineate the bull’s beard, while the hair locks at the top of the head are perhaps worn smooth by long use. Above the eyes, stacked folds suggest wrinkled skin and highlight the expressiveness of the animal’s gaze. A ridge across the bull’s nose may represent a strap, indicating the animal is shown wearing a false, ceremonial beard.”

[danskjavlarna]

“He grasped his staff and pulled off his false beard.”  From Queen Mab’s Fairy Realm, 1901.

Fans of vintage fairy tale imagery will find over a thousand illustrations in my collection.

[sterlingwigmaker-blog]

Making process of a Somalian Mullah Beard for Kalahari  Productions

[sterlingwigmaker-blog]

Moustache 

[mrelbank]

Matt is my youngest Nephew, him and Emma his sister came for a few days..

It happened to be Movember, so nipped down to the fancy dress shop and $124.47 later came home to do some bonding photo sessions..

They're good kids and they seriously stepped up to the beardage mark..

More to follow..