Disturbing and Provocative Art

sugarchurch:

The historical Black Death Plague Doctor has the greatest, creepiest work clothes / costume of all time. Invented in 1619, with a bird-like beak that gives room for anti-plague fragrances. Via psychedelic-freak:

The Black Death Plague Doctor:

A plague doctor was a special medical physician who saw those who had the Bubonic Plague. In the seventeenth and eightcreenth centuries, some doctors wore a beak-like mask which was filled with aromatic items. The masks were designed to protect them from putrid air, which (according to the miasmatic theory of disease) was seen as the cause of infection. The protective suit consisted of a heavy fabric overcoat that was waxed. A wooden cane pointer was used to help examine the patient without touching.

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