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2. Hairwork - Wikipedia

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   Hairwork, or jewelry or artwork made of human hair, has appeared throughout the history of craft work, particularly to be used for private worship or mourning. From the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century, memorial hair jewelry remained common. Hair, considered to be a remnant off the person it was cut from, also has often played a ...

3. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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   Korean tomb mound of King Sejong the Great, d. 1450. Türbe of Roxelana (d. 1558), Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul. Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead. The term encompasses a wide variety of forms, including cenotaphs ("empty tombs"), tomb-like monuments which do not contain human ...

4. Death and funeral of Otto von Habsburg - Wikipedia

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   Tomb at Imperial Crypt An ornament of the sarcophagus of Otto's ancestor, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, in the Imperial Crypt: a death's head with the Imperial Crown A traditional ceremony during the funeral is when the procession of mourners arrives at the gates of the Capuchin Church, under which the Imperial Crypt lies, and the Herald ...

5. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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   Post-mortem photography is the practice of photographing the recently deceased. Various cultures use and have used this practice, though the best-studied area of post-mortem photography is that of Europe and America. [1] There can be considerable dispute as to whether individual early photographs actually show a dead person or not, often ...

6. Honorifics for the dead in Judaism - Wikipedia

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   Judaism. Among the honorifics in Judaism, there are several traditional honorifics for the dead which are used when naming and speaking of the deceased. Different honorifics might be applied depending on the particular status of the deceased. These honorifics are frequently found on gravestones, on memorial walls inside the sanctuary of ...

7. Funeral cosmetology - Wikipedia

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   Funeral cosmetology. Funeral cosmetology, also known as mortuary makeup or restorative arts, sometimes known by the older name desairology, are activities related to the practice of viewing a deceased person in their open casket prior to burial. If a family requests a viewing, the funeral director will discuss with the family how they would ...