Natural History Museum by Jorge Pacheco

 NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM

1.Accessories

The combs are interesting because in those years it was not very important to comb your hair, they found three in a grave. They also found two armbands in the same grave and four decorations buttons

These are displayed in the museum because these combs are from a time in which those who had access to the combs were considered high-powered people with a series of privileges that the rest did not have

2. Utensils for preparing food

Excavations revealed remains of some dairy products, a milk curd that remains a staple food today.

They also found a cooking pot made of stone, two stories and a large stone with a hole in the center. This was placed on the fire and was used to cook the food that was placed on top.

They used shells as spoons and scrapers.

This is in the museum so that new generations can see the utensils that they used to have for cooking.

3. Brooches

They used clover-shaped brooches to hold the clothes they wore.

Later, more brooches were found with different shapes and made of different materials. There were brooches in silver, gold, bronze and even copper.

It is important that they are displayed in the museum because they are the essence of the way of life of the past.

4. Masks

These pieces are masks that are made with cast iron, there are some more valuable ones that are made of silver or even gold. They made them to give as an offering to the gods.

5.Skins

Hairy fabrics in which tufts of wool were woven

With these fabrics they made their clothing and blankets to protect themselves from the cold. 

They are exposed so that we realize that they had to find a life to survive the cold.

6. Crucifix

It was a crucifix, the cross of which was lost and currently only the part of the body with a human shape carved in wood remains.

This is in the museum because it is a sign of those that were lost during the wars that have passed through the country.

7.Cross

 Cross that presided over the altar of the church of Draflastaōir

It is in the museum because there are not many crosses left and as significant as this one in Iceland.

8. Gold chalice and paten from the cathedral

This chalice and paten set is very characteristic since the chalice is made of gold with very visible carvings and the paten is made of silver and its design is very simple.

9. Necklace with a “cursed” crucifix, by a spell of a witch

It is said that this necklace belonged to a monk who doubted the credibility of a woman who claimed to be a witch and to prove to her that she was, he cursed the crucifix on the man's necklace.

10. Ornaments for horse saddles, with inscriptions and silhouettes.

These were used to know that the owner of that horse had power and prestige and was capable of having enough horses despite the bad times they lived in at that time.

They are in the museum because they are a sign of the love that was and is had for horses in Iceland.

Jorge Pacheco Vilella