11. Severed fingers
Our #CURATORBATTLE entry from @NAM_London – frost bitten fingertips anyone? https://t.co/PGD61mG5rz pic.twitter.com/KcWgnGwEdP
— Kirsty Parsons (@museum_owl) April 17, 2020
12. A mummified cat
Ok so our entry for #creepiestobject is, of course, our mummified cat. It was found concealed in the floorboards above our State Room surrounded by a ring of hazelnut shells. The X-ray below was taken at a local vets (no one else had a machine big enough!) #CuratorBattle pic.twitter.com/O9nUoBp6gC
— York Mansion House (@YorkMansionHse) April 17, 2020
13. This face
It’s a tough #CURATORBATTLE! Not as creepy as other entries but for the way it looks, our #CreepiestObject is this 18th/19th century painted wood head, formerly mounted outside a cottage on Drayton Road #Abingdon. Nobody knows why.. some say that it is supposed to be a sailor. pic.twitter.com/B3AR3RfvKd
— Abingdon County Hall Museum (@AbingdonMuseum) April 17, 2020
14. Another mermaid
@britishmuseum…. Will a mummified mermaid do?? https://t.co/pO7m0lPPQp pic.twitter.com/7sQ3lRbTKu
— Jim P. (@SeptimusKeen) April 17, 2020
15. And more terrifying dolls
some creepy dolls from the @nordiskamuseet collection – something about the limbs is definitely not right. #CreepiestObject #CURATORBATTLE pic.twitter.com/f7fAYedSFI
— Aron Ambrosiani (@AronAmbrosiani) April 17, 2020
16. A tub of old meat
Vessel filled with meat? pic.twitter.com/VJCKoNItMI
— Jocelyn (@Jocelyn_A_W) April 17, 2020
17. A nightmare Valentine
We would like to inject a bit of romance into this thread… With the creepiest valentines card ever 😬#CuratorBattle #CreepiestObject pic.twitter.com/mlPvtZfPOw
— Skipton Town Hall (@SkiptonTownHall) April 17, 2020
18. A severed leg…with legs.
GUYS we know we have already won. This severed lower leg by Kerry Jameson has sprouted its own legs and a rather beastly head. @COCAYork #RethinkCeramics pic.twitter.com/Ip84aNacUX
— York Art Gallery (@YorkArtGallery) April 17, 2020
19. Whatever this is
In a lot of ways, we wish we could un-see this entire thread. And we most definitely cannot beat the hair bun. But we’ll just leave this here… pic.twitter.com/rVSPVETSSP
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) April 17, 2020
20. A gambler’s lucky human finger bone
There’s some freaky stuff in the Clarke Charms Collection. Here’s a human finger bone used by a gambler to bring good luck… #CURATORBATTLE#CreepiestObject pic.twitter.com/jQvHwZCTh8
— SMT Collections Team (@SMT_Collections) April 17, 2020