Ancestral burial tableau

From Ghyll
Revision as of 00:23, 20 May 2005 by Mr. Stokes (Talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search


Components of an Ancient burial tableu

As with any piece of furniture, an Ancient burial tableu can be made in any shape, and with any style. However, there are three main components found, in all of them:


The body: This is how the buried Ghyllian viewed her/himself. Often in the past, plans for this part of the tableu were made years ahead, the Ghyllian fearing the idea of his/her family not knowing how he viewed himself. This component was usually self-gratifing; most of the tableus that have been found are in the same style: a golden edge in an elaborate pattern (a sign of a good life), the Tablankel wood polished to a bright green (a sign of good health), and in the sahape of a geometrical figure. However, strange bodies have been found, most of the credited to derange or eccentric Ghyllians, who had a more honest view about themselves.

The objects: On top of the tableu, objects were placed, each object representing a different passion or hobby of the deceased Ghyllian. The decision of what objects to place on the tableu, falled between the family and the Ghyllian itslef. Most of the tableus that have been found over the years, have at the most, three or four objects. However, when the grave of the famous Speedish Chef Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen was found, the discoverers we surprised by the sight an incredibly large tableu of about 1 kunanit large by 1 unanit wide, filled with thousands and thousand of objects. Even now, researchers are still puzzled by the significance of this exagerated volume of objects.

The significance of Ancestral burial tableus

Most researchers of this subject, have not been able to decide why did the Ghyllians fixation with furniture began, or why would they include it in their graves, but they do agree on one thing: the tableus allow us to have a more complete view of the recent past in Ghyll, and how the Ghyllians lived.

Citations: Cactus forests, Tablankel, Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen.


Personal tools