This spike-covered costume is most commonly described as being a “Siberian bear-hunting suit from the 1800s.” Here's what we know about it. 👇
The Menil Collection describes the exhibit, which first opened in 1999, as follows:
So we know the suit is real, who owns it, and where it has been on display for the past 20 years, and we know that the widely shared photograph of it is authentic, as well as the name of the photographer who captured it. However, the precise origins of the costume remain elusive. , Kristen Strange at Arizona State University wrote at length, and in considerable detail, about"Witnesses to a Surrealist Vision.
Despite her extensive examination of those documents and records, Strange found no evidence to definitively pin down the exact origins of the suit, but did discover some interesting background information, and clues that the outfit might actually have originated in 18th or 19th century Germany or Switzerland, rather than 19th century Russia. She wrote:
... Carpenter was likely drawn to the uncanny appearance and narrative of the Wildman, and displayed this costume in his office for many years before its inclusion in “Witnesses.” There has been some uncertainty over this object’s culture of origin and its originally intended purpose.
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