Psychopomp Wall Hanging

[hermeticdog]

My fucking iPhone camera really doesn't do it justice.

I took a rook wing (legally taken in the UK), and attached a deerskin leather loop for hanging, then added hemp cord dangles with domestic dog bone and magatama. In mythology, the rook (along with the crow and raven) is considered a psychopomp, as is the dog. The magatama is seen as the representation of the soul.

For sale on my Etsy page here

Comments

[primaldog.livejournal.com]

Lets see: Egyptian, Mesoamerican, Greco-Roman, Native American, Indian, Arabian, Chinese and I think Japanese too, as well as numerous others I probably didn't pull off the top of my head.

Lore of the Dog by Patricia Dale-Green and Myths of the Dog-Man by David Gordon-White are exceptionally good sources in this area, as well as a few other titles. I can pull some more for you if you're interested in pursuing the subject further.