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Photo Hunters: Wrinkled

August 23, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber  
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Today’s theme is to find something wrinkled. I have just the thing today! Look– it’s a real cat mummy! We saw this when we visited the Museum of Oddities in Cazenovia. The founder of the museum, back in the 1800s, had traveled to Egypt to obtain artifacts and mummies for the collection. This kitty is definitely wrinkled, I’d say! So are the flaxen bandages that wrap it.

Mummified Egyptian Cat

Recently, Anna at Chica & Pumuckl had blogged about Bastet cats, so that post reminded me that I had a photo of a real Bastet! And Luxor the White Cat, when he had seen this photo at my post about the museum, exclaimed that here on my blog he had found his ancient ancestors! It’s nice to know I am such a great match-maker, lol.

You can read more about the Egyptian mummy and her pet cat here. Scientists did all sorts of tests on the mummy, and determined that she died of mesothelioma or some kind of tumor or something. They even took x-rays of the mummy!

Mummy Close Up

Mummy X Ray

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90 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Wrinkled"

  1. Daisy the Curly Cat on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 10:37 am 

    That ancient cat mummy is so cool! I wonder if that spot on the bottom is BLOODS!? I think in ancient Egypt, they really loved cats a lot. This makes me happy.

  2. Mrs. Mecomber on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 10:40 am 

    Daisy, I am so happy you visited. I was hoping you would! Gosh, I never really noticed the dark spot on the cat– you may just be correct!! Yuk!!!

    The scientists did do DNA tests on the mummy, but the DNA was very deteriorated. That’s OK– I saw “Jurassic Park” and I don’t want a cloned mummy lady hanging around Upstate NY! But I don’t think they tried the cat’s DNA.

  3. Patsy on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:01 am 

    Intersting. Yes, that fits the subject well. The final shot made me smile. I had to look twice to tell the it wasn’t his x-ray. Good job. Have a great weekend. :)

  4. aeirin on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:25 am 

    these are great photos for this weeks theme…. Have a great weekend

  5. Aileni Noyle on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:41 am 

    Strange you should put this up today – well chosen, incidentally – I shall be doing something similar for OddShots on Monday.

  6. Patricia (Pollywog Creek) on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:45 am 

    Very interesting wrinkles you have here, Mrs. Mecomber! Hope your weekend is smooth and delightful.

  7. bintang4 on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:51 am 

    Cats are synonyms with ancient Egypt.
    They are less fur, and made their wrinkled skin so obvious.

    P/S:Thanks for stopping by my site :)

  8. julie on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:01 pm 

    Interesting post, that cat definitely looks wrinkled :)

    Have a great weekend!

  9. Gretchen on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:04 pm 

    Very cool submission!! I love ancient Egypt and hope to get to a museum that has a decent display of their artifacts soon.

  10. PastormacsAnn on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:31 pm 

    Great choice for The Hunt this week. Very creative. Thanks for dropping by for a visit.

  11. heather on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:33 pm 

    Cat Mummy, That Is the most fascinating thing. when I was younger we had Momma Kitty, she was expecting a litter which does not score as high on the Cool Factor Meter as Cat Mummy. Great Stuff!!

  12. sarge charlie on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:50 pm 

    wow, i have not seen anything like this. Those Egyptians were strange people but they have provided us a lot of history.

  13. Elinor on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 12:56 pm 

    Eew…it’s gross but very cool at the same time! My kids would love that museum.

    Thanks for the comment on my blog. Have a great day!
    Elinor

  14. Claudia on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:12 pm 

    Fascinating!!

  15. June on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:15 pm 

    Fascinating stuff…but still a bit creepy to think about someone being mummified. A very good choice for this week’s theme! Thanks for stopping by Spatter…

  16. jmb on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:19 pm 

    Great photo for this theme. Although I knew they mummified cats I don’t recall seeing one before. Happy weekend to you.

  17. Carin on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:26 pm 

    Real cool cat mummy! I like the colours.

    Have a great weekend.

  18. Gattina on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:29 pm 

    These are the most interesting wrinkles I have seen today !! In November I go back to Egypt for 2 weeks but more for sunshine than for mummies !

  19. RJ Flamingo on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:30 pm 

    Very cool – unique take on theme!

    Stop by if you can and have a great weekend!

  20. Babs - beetle on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:32 pm 

    Wow! That is an original take on wrinkles ;O)

  21. tokenhippygirl on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:34 pm 

    Really nice set of shots for the week’s theme. Mummies… great choice!

  22. Frugal Grandma on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:46 pm 

    What interesting photos – excellent choice for this week’s theme. I must say you see the unique and unusual in your travels. Really enjoyed this bit of Egyptian history. I knew cats were mummified but these are the first photos I have ever seen of a preserved pet.

  23. Criz Lai on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 1:57 pm 

    I have seen a Mummy Cat but not a mummified cat before.. hehe. Thanks for sharing this. It’s beautiful :)

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

  24. dmeemai on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 2:41 pm 

    A mummified cat! Wow, I’ve never really seen one even on photos… very interesting and informative.

    Thanks! :-)

  25. Dallas Daily Photo on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 2:42 pm 

    I like the basket cat…is that like a mummified cat?

  26. Serendipity on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 2:47 pm 

    How did you manage that x-ray thing? IT’s huge! Thanks for visiting my hunt, and I like that you have Mr. linky.

  27. MidasFive on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 2:48 pm 

    So that mummy cat are like Pharoh’s cat?

  28. AndYaDontStop on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:09 pm 

    i bet what’s inside is beyond wrinkled!

  29. kelly on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:16 pm 

    That is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s so fun to learn new things! Great for this week’s theme. Thanks for stopping by!
    http://ladykli-goingonaphotohunt.blogspot.com/

  30. Secret Agent Mama on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:18 pm 

    Totally wrinkly!

    Great job for the hunt..

  31. girasoli on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:30 pm 

    I have a few mummy photos and thought about one for a post, but ended up going with a window photo. Nice shots. Happy Weekend!!

  32. carver on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:31 pm 

    Great sequence of shots for the wrinkled theme. I didn’t realize there were cat mummies. That’s interesting.

  33. Jenty on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:36 pm 

    Very interesting! Like Carver, I had no idea there were cat mummies.

  34. storyteller on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:36 pm 

    Wonderful ‘wrinkled’ photos for today! Thanks for dropping by Sacred Ruminations. I’ve entered that URL and plan to enter Small Reflections too because I also shared ‘wrinkles’ there.
    Hugs and blessings,

  35. Dianne on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:37 pm 

    I love your wrinkled cat mummy! What a great photo for today’s theme. I have nothing for the wrinkled category at the moment! Oh the horror! I’m in the midst of school planning, so I may just have to miss this week’s theme. :(

    Thanks for dropping by.

  36. Dawn on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:40 pm 

    ewh! but yeah it’s “bound to be wrinkle” pun intended!

  37. Sue on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 3:52 pm 

    Excellent choices for the theme! I adore mummies, and very much enjoyed this post :)

  38. me Ann my camera on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:06 pm 

    Wow, this one is definitely unique! This was definitely educationalas well as interesting..

  39. Emzkie on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:09 pm 

    thanks for your comments! your entry for this theme is very interesting. =)

  40. Sarah on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:13 pm 

    Those are wrinkles I certainly hadn’t considered! I love the skeleton, too!

  41. butchay on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:13 pm 

    very interesting! :)

  42. butchay on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:14 pm 

    by the way thanks for the comment and for dropping by

  43. Jenny A. on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:20 pm 

    That’s very interesting! I love learning about ancient Egypt. Thanks for your visit!

  44. dgh on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:21 pm 

    wow cat mummy! very interesting entry!

  45. Larry on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:21 pm 

    way too cool — I think this is the best wrinkled photo of all that I’ve seen for this week’s theme! Thanks for stopping by.

  46. Brine Queen on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:22 pm 

    Wow! The cat mummy does look super odd, but I guess that is one way of loving you pet… Thanks for stopping by!

  47. Susan on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:24 pm 

    Excellent choice for the theme. You don’t get much more wrinkled than that!

  48. Kat - Sassy Irish Lassie on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:31 pm 

    Very cool! I love Egyptian history.

  49. A. on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:31 pm 

    That is so interesting! I had no idea they mummified cats too.

  50. graham on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:38 pm 

    great photo’s thanks for visiting mine :-)

  51. kaycee on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:43 pm 

    wow! that is very interesting! great idea for the theme.
    hope you’re having a great weekend =)

  52. ancient one on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:43 pm 

    Yes, I would say a mummy cat would have some wrinkles.

  53. sammawow on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:44 pm 

    Wow, this is terrific for the wrinkled theme! Very cool cat mummy!

  54. María I. on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 4:46 pm 

    That’s a great catch for the theme! Never heard of a cat mummy … fascinating post!

  55. April Cotton on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 5:16 pm 

    Hi, thanks for your comments on my curtains. I added my name to your list. I have never seen a cat mummy. That is too cool. Great photo. Lot more imaginative than my curtains…haha. Thanks again for the great comments.

  56. Pocklock on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 5:30 pm 

    Very cool! I would have never thought to associate the two!

  57. expatraveler on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 5:38 pm 

    Wow – an interesting find for this theme! That looks like a fun exhibit to visit!

  58. Aloha Monkey on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 5:52 pm 

    That’s very interesting, in a creepy sort of way. I don’t know if I’d be able to decorate my house with something that was living and breathing once. Thanks for visiting:)

  59. Dawn on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 6:01 pm 

    The mummified cat is definitely wrinkled. Yeah, the dark spot at the bottom makes me wonder too if its blood. Thanks for dropping by.

  60. Bas on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 6:08 pm 

    Ahhh! Cool idea!

    Love stuff like this. As promised, added to StumbleUpon :-)

    Bas

  61. Leslie on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 6:20 pm 

    Love it! Now that’s an original wrinkled post! Well done. I hope you are having a good weekend. :)

  62. RoseAnn on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 6:48 pm 

    Great Pictures :)

  63. Betty on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 7:11 pm 

    Nice choice for today’s theme. Thank you for visiting me today.

  64. Sandy (Momisodes) on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 8:13 pm 

    Wow! Those are fabulous shots for “wrinkled.” I’m sure those were amazing to see :)

  65. Sue on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 8:49 pm 

    Cool pictures! I like the cat mummy. :)
    Thanks for stopping by mine.

  66. teeweewonders on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 8:59 pm 

    GOSH – they sure are pretty wrinkled. Good choice!

  67. Jerry on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 9:18 pm 

    Great pictures. I was just in the process today of editing our pictures from Torino – home to a fabulous Egyptian museum and thought a mummy picture would have been a great choice. Great minds think alike apparently! LOL

  68. saint2 on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 9:22 pm 

    cool…something that was alive now dead! fresh and unique take to the theme indeed! ;P

  69. Amanda on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 9:41 pm 

    Wow! That is neat and definately something you do not see everyday. Great take on the theme this week!

    Have a wonderful weekend-
    Amanda

  70. BakerWatson on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 9:58 pm 

    I fully expect to be that wrinkled when I turn 3000 years old.

    Cool shot of the cat. Very interesting. Great choice for the theme.

    Baker
    (Thanks for the visit and comments earlier – Much appreciated)

  71. Michelle on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 10:21 pm 

    Now this is different and who doesn’t love a mummy…LOL>.

  72. YTSL on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 10:39 pm 

    Eeeeeeeeee… so they really do exist!!! ;b

  73. Barbara H. on Sat, 23rd Aug 2008 11:21 pm 

    What a unique take on the theme!

  74. Napaboaniya APAD on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 12:42 am 

    That X-ray shot is pretty cool! :)

  75. Kristine Kate on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 1:56 am 

    Great Shots!

  76. Ness on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 2:01 am 

    This is cute ;) Drop to ur EC! Have a great day!

    Ness
    MyDailyWebJournal
    World of Technology

  77. jams O'Donnell on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 2:46 am 

    Great take on this week’s theme. I love mummies. I can spend hours in the Egyptian section of the British Museum. Happy weekend

  78. mistyeiz on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 3:15 am 

    that is absolutely cool!!!! i love mummies too but i havent really seen one even in a museum, i must look out for one. :) thanks for stopping by.

  79. Sabine on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 6:05 am 

    Wow, that’s a very different take on wrinkled! Very interesting post too. :)

  80. Mar on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 7:32 am 

    What a different and interesting take on the theme!! love the pics , happy weekend :)

  81. philos on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 9:57 am 

    Love your photos… I’ve never seen a mummy before, not of a cat or of woman, or of a man for that matter. And this actually answers partially one question I’ve been pondering for quite a number of days now, i.e. if Cancer is a relatively new phenomenon or if it was occurred though undocumented even as far back as possibly these mummies (or earlier)… thanks!

  82. Irene on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 9:58 am 

    MUMMY!! :P hehehe… Interesting.

  83. Layla on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 5:04 pm 

    Cripes, that is awesome! :D

  84. Jeanne on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 8:53 pm 

    Wow, I’ve never seen a cat mummy before. Interesting. Thank for stopping by!!

  85. 7thstranger on Mon, 25th Aug 2008 12:06 am 

    cool photos of the mummy and cat! i like it :D

  86. Annie on Mon, 25th Aug 2008 9:44 am 

    This is one of the coolest “wrinkled” entries I’ve seen!

  87. Mike on Mon, 25th Aug 2008 11:08 am 

    I have to say it is unique. Who would have thought there would be mummified cats. Love your blog.

  88. arlene on Tue, 26th Aug 2008 2:06 am 

    a mummified cat?!?! that is so unique!!

  89. Pat on Tue, 26th Aug 2008 5:58 pm 

    Wow – that cat is certainly unique. Great choice for the theme.

  90. Frances on Tue, 26th Aug 2008 6:30 pm 

    Thanks so much for commenting on my Hunt.
    Your’s is so amazing – a regular illustrated mini course.
    Have a fabulous week.

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