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Definition of cartonnage in English: cartonnagenoun ˈkɑːt(ə)nɪdʒ An ancient Egyptian mummy case made of tightly fitting layers of linen or papyrus glued together. Example sentencesExamples - It was found in the cartonnage of an Egyptian mummy, the flexible layer of fibre or papyrus which was moulded while wet into a plaster-like surface around the irregular parts of a mummified wrapped body, so that motifs could be painted on.
- It is a rare example of a cartonnage face mask, made of waste papyrus or linen soaked in plaster, similar to papier maché, with a painted or gilded surface.
- So tombs are thrown open, the cartonnage stripped from the mummified corpses of crocodiles and people, the plaster-stained papyri scanned with restless eyes - the body thus laid bare a curio, nothing more.
- The mask, made of cartonnage - layers of linen and papyrus stiffened with plaster - is one of only three masks to have survived which were worn by the living as opposed to those like Tutankhamen's gold mask designed for the dead.
Origin Mid 19th century: French. |