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Fun Fact Friday - Andy Warhol had a Mummy Foot
Fun Fact Friday - Andy Warhol had a Mummy Foot
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8 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Andy Warhol was an odd dude with an expansive and extremely odd collection. He basically hoarded all he could with boxes of stuff that could fill warehouses. His collection ranged from the ordinary objects that were the subjects of his iconic pop art, to curious artifacts from history such as the mummified foot he kept in his studio. It is unclear where he got the foot, but a popular story is that he bought it from a flea market. While acquiring ancient Egyptian remains at a flea market may seem incredible today, there is actually a long history of mummies being used as decorations, party games, paper and they have even been ground up to be consumed as medicine or as pigment for paints.
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Released:
Mar 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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