Bear pelts are no problem. But where does someone get a lion pelt? Is the lion pelt on that signifer made from synthetic material or is it an actual lion skin.
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Quote:Bear pelts are no problem. But where does someone get a lion pelt? Is the lion pelt on that signifer made from synthetic material or is it an actual lion skin.
It's a real lion. The Gemina project acquired it when the animal had died in a Dutch ZOO and the staff kindly helped them with the paperworks, etc.
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Interesting about the lion. Where I live in NY there is a very large zoo and about two hours from my home a safari theme park.
Who knows if I ask them that when one of their lions dies, if I could have the pelt. Somehow being in the States I doubt it.
But it does not hurt to ask.
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I'am Antonius from the Legio XXII Primigenia PR P F. This is my Wolf:
That looks amazing! I do wonder what the Romans might have used (if anything) to replace the eyes - are those made of glass, or something more complicated?
Do we have any evidence for wolf pelts being worn by standard bearers? There are several reenactment groups doing that, I have the impression that it is rather some sort of "reenactorism". And the face masks for standard bearers?
Quote:Do we have any evidence for wolf pelts being worn by standard bearers? There are several reenactment groups doing that, I have the impression that it is rather some sort of "reenactorism". And the face masks for standard bearers?
Actually, I have the impression that even using the animal pelt OVER A HELMET might be a re-enactorism as well. Looking at some of the depictions the skin could also be put on the head directly, something like a hat.
________________________________________ Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma CORBVLO and Fectio ALA I BATAVORUM
Using the bowl from a Trooper helmet (cut off the neck guard, and perhaps remove the cheek pieces) would give a practical use for one of those helmets. I know someone who did basically that. Seems to work fine.
Quote:Looking at some of the depictions the skin could also be put on the head directly, something like a hat.
I have seen some that look that way, too. Hard to know for sure. But a piece of furry skin would provide little protection for the head. A metal under-cap would help, for sure.
we bought the fur of a lion from a zoo. The lion died naturally of course, but we have to travel always with documentations and permissions.
We chose to close the eyes of the head because I have no evidence romans were using glass eyes to put them into the animal furs.