Apparently this is 1800′s Siberian bear-hunting armor

**doofaloofa** · Posted On: 10/24/2012 1:10pm

Originally Posted by Permalost

Is that Seanbaby?

Some artist type

**Bezmond** · Posted On: 10/25/2012 2:38am

No good for hunting Unicorns.

**Devil** · Posted On: 10/25/2012 7:45am

By the way - this will provide the mother of all "Meanwhile, in Russia" memes.

**Hiro Protagonist** · Posted On: 10/25/2012 8:20am

My D&D group will meet this guy on Halloween.

**DdlR** · Posted On: 2/09/2013 10:15am

Originally Posted by Tonuzaba

What, you guys never dressed as a hedgehog on Halloween?

I think that might be closer to the truth than "Russian bear hunting armor". There's a similar or identical outfit in the Menil Collection art museum in Houston, Texas, where it's described as a "wildman costume" from Germany or Switzerland, dating to the 18th or 19th centuries. If so, it's very likely a festival costume representing a figure of local folklore, along these lines:

http://www.charlesfreger.com/images/...Mann%20031.jpg
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/4/43...erttemberg.jpg

**Permalost** · Posted On: 2/11/2013 12:42pm

DdlR: destroyer of dreams

**265lbsfist** · Posted On: 4/18/2013 8:07pm

Originally Posted by DdlR

I think that might be closer to the truth than "Russian bear hunting armor". There's a similar or identical outfit in the Menil Collection art museum in Houston, Texas, where it's described as a "wildman costume" from Germany or Switzerland, dating to the 18th or 19th centuries. If so, it's very likely a festival costume representing a figure of local folklore, along these lines:

http://www.charlesfreger.com/images/...Mann%20031.jpg
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/4/43...erttemberg.jpg

Huh. Wouldn't wanna be caught underneath 500 kilos of bear with that suit. That leather wouldn't hold those spikes out of my flesh, especially if caught back down on a stone or surface...