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Charles

 

Lionel Batiste, embalmed and standing, at his wake on 19 July in New Orleans.

Any insights into how this is done welcome.

More pics of Batiste here.

 

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Phoebe Hoare
Phoebe Hoare
11 years ago

Brilliant! A very clever embalmer and a great read for the train journey, thank you. Not a clue how it was done though.

A Celeb
A Celeb
11 years ago
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Stiff poles?

Maggie Brinklow
11 years ago

I suspect steel rods will have played a major part in this embalming.

David Holmes
11 years ago

I love it.