Monday, August 10, 2020

Tree Shaped Tombstones - A Double Oddity

Spotted south of Green Bay Wisconsin by one of my roving correspondents....


This is a sort of Tree Shaped tombstone that I call "His and Hers".  It is generally arranged so that there are two trunks growing separately...but with intertwined branches.  Often there are nice little sayings carved on them, or on occasion symbolism such as a pair of clasped hands. Overall the quality of work on this one is pretty good.


But there's something a bit off about the composition of it.  As seen from the better lit back side:


The crossing branches are blunted and the base of it looks, well, rather crotch-like.  The effect is rather suggestive of a naked person diving down a rabbit hole!

For comparison here's a much nicer example:


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