During the Bubonic Plague, doctors wore these bird-like masks to avoid becoming sick. They would fill the beaks with spices and rose petals, so they wouldn’t have to smell the rotting bodies.
A theory during the Bubonic Plague was that the plague was caused by evil spirits. To scare the spirits away, the masks were intentionally designed to be creepy.
this is beautiful and delightfully dark at the same time
i’ve always found these so interesting.
I never knew what these were for.
I love this creepy-interesting things
I think this mask is way better than V for Vendetta
