• TRBoom@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    I was curious as to why the had holes through them. According to the article the bowls were ‘killed’ before being placed on the heads of the deceased as a burial rite.

    A person probably had their favorite bowl and when they died their relatives punched a hole through it to make it useless and stuck it on their head.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 days ago

      My older brother has been drawing stuff in a similar style his whole life. I sent him links and it blew his mind.