These altar vessels dedicated to the Cut-Wife were fashioned from white clay upon which her glyph was marked with scarlet pigment. Their interior is glazed with Ox-blood, giving them a gory finish suitable to the works of the Cut-Wife. Each was washed in a mixture of herbs, tree barks, and animal materia under the guiding hands of the Winter Mother.
The Winter Mother dons her mourning cloak as the Cut-Wife; she is the patron of mothers and mothers to be, as well as of the infertile. She is the midwife, the surgeon, the butcher, and the vulture. In this aspect, the Winter Mother is a patroness of the Witching Arts, of necromancy, and of retribution. She is fiercely protective, but loyal to a fault. She is severe and somber, having known the pains of hunger and of infertility. She takes the Witch and the Dead as her children, for whom she prepares feasts and lessons. She dominates and subdues the spirits of the Winds, and wields them as agents of vengeance. She feasts upon the remains of the Dead, and her domain is that of the Potter's Field. She is a Saint to those gone too soon, to those having passed from hunger and cold, and to those having never seen their first meal.
Each vessel is accompanied by a set of instructions detailing the work of the Cut-Wife and how to welcome her into the home. However, specific details as to what must be done with the vessel are not included, as has now become tradition with all things pertaining to the Winter Mother. Each vessel may be used for a myriad of purposes, which will be revealed by dream, intuition, or cunning as one’s relationship with the Cut-Wife develops.
Sold as curio only.
These altar vessels dedicated to the Cut-Wife were fashioned from white clay upon which her glyph was marked with scarlet pigment. Their interior is glazed with Ox-blood, giving them a gory finish suitable to the works of the Cut-Wife. Each was washed in a mixture of herbs, tree barks, and animal materia under the guiding hands of the Winter Mother.
The Winter Mother dons her mourning cloak as the Cut-Wife; she is the patron of mothers and mothers to be, as well as of the infertile. She is the midwife, the surgeon, the butcher, and the vulture. In this aspect, the Winter Mother is a patroness of the Witching Arts, of necromancy, and of retribution. She is fiercely protective, but loyal to a fault. She is severe and somber, having known the pains of hunger and of infertility. She takes the Witch and the Dead as her children, for whom she prepares feasts and lessons. She dominates and subdues the spirits of the Winds, and wields them as agents of vengeance. She feasts upon the remains of the Dead, and her domain is that of the Potter's Field. She is a Saint to those gone too soon, to those having passed from hunger and cold, and to those having never seen their first meal.
Each vessel is accompanied by a set of instructions detailing the work of the Cut-Wife and how to welcome her into the home. However, specific details as to what must be done with the vessel are not included, as has now become tradition with all things pertaining to the Winter Mother. Each vessel may be used for a myriad of purposes, which will be revealed by dream, intuition, or cunning as one’s relationship with the Cut-Wife develops.
Sold as curio only.
