Interesting discussion about 'the hood' here! And many thanks Sigurd for your wonderful web pages on the hood! The picture is worth a million words(at least). Judy Platz (Maine) ----- Original Message ----- From: Sigurd Towrie To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:04 PM Subject: RE: [<orcadia>] Re: Orkney hood-reply to Fiona On 28 May 2004 01:35, stephen davie wrote: > Putting my sense of humour aside, I wondered if fur was more likely > the garment of choice, in particular in winter, such as seal skin. In > this event, it would sort of disappear or disintegrate, whereas the > wool would be more inclined to resist decay. It is more likely that given the circumstances of the find, the hood, in common with Iron Age tradition, was deposited deliberately - given the quality and effort that went into making the garment. The gods/spirits/whatever were choosy when it came to offerings.... -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com

On 27 May 2004 23:29, Judy wrote: > Interesting discussion about 'the hood' here! And many > thanks Sigurd for your wonderful web pages on the hood! The > picture is worth a million words(at least). Judy Platz (Maine) I should stress that the picture is of the replica hood. You're not allowed to photograph the original.... -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk