[綜合資料] 現代木乃伊 貓狗人乜都有
有沒有想過,在自己的愛犬、愛貓、甚至自己本人死後,將屍體製成木乃伊呢?在美國猶他洲,就有公司專門製作現代木乃伊,只花須不多於40,000英鎊(約港幣31萬),就可以變成木乃伊了!當然,貴價與否,自己衡量了。
這家公司名叫Summum,是目前世上唯一一間製作木乃伊的公司,據公司透露,現在已有逾1500人聯絡它了。一般收費是,貓木乃伊需3,600英鎊(約港幣28,000元),狗需15,000英鎊(約港幣12萬),而人類則需40,000英鎊(約港幣31萬)。"
木乃伊化過程一點也不輕鬆,整個過程須時90天。製作人先將屍體內的器官抽出、清洗,然後將身體浸在罐裏約70天。然後用羊毛脂和蠟質將其覆蓋,再以紗布和玻璃纖維包裹,最後放在鋼鐵或青銅棺材。
公司員工Ron Temu說:「古代天木乃伊看起來很乾燥,是因為它完全脫水。但我們做相反的,保持它們身體濕潤,這就是為甚麼仍然像去世的那一天。」
Nine lives: Summum mummifies pet dogs and cats and puts them into steel or bronze caskets
90-day process: A cat is suspended (left) prior to being carefully wrapped in bandages during the mummification process (right)
For posterity: Company president Corky Ra with his two mummified pets - dog Buster who died in 1986 and cat Oscar who died in 1985. Both caskets are covered in gold leaf. On the right Ron Temu with a mummified cat
Encased canine: This dog is now fully wrapped in bandages of cotton gauze and will soon be placed in a steel or bronze casket
Rest in peace: Al Greco with a mummified peacock (left). The head is bent round in order to simulate the sleeping position and a mummifed pet rat |