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Ancient women’s fertility

Filed under: Books and Reading,History — 3/26/2008 @ 1:56 pm

Zibellini:
animal fur, the whole animal’s skin– marten (or sable)

The animal was associated with childbirth, and wearing its fur was believed to increase a woman’s fertility and protect her during pregnancy. Since antiquity, the marten had been thought to conceive through its ear or mouth (and therefore chastely).

for Dielli

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