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A mysterious fascination with the search for insight from an individuals lifecast, has long been a major part of the historic collection and obsession with the Death Masks of celebrities and criminals, in some cases, like the famous poet Dante Alighieri, his Death Mask is still venerated by millions of museum visitors annually. Death Masks were also made in the name of Phrenology science - the use of the now discredited science of Phrenology was an attempt to understand criminality, through measuring the shape of the skull and reading the bumps on the cranium.

Death Masks were taken of criminals and celebrities alike before photography became commonly employed after the British Jack the Ripper case in 1888.

These death masks are hand sculpted from photographic references and custom made in aged Fibreglass, that will stand solemnly in any display or on any mantlepiece, displaying also the real consequences of rebellious and criminal action under a tyrannical Government.

DEATH MASK 1:1 REPLICA
Purchase your own replica of these iconic Death Masks under this description on Ebay.

NED KELLY DEATH MASK

This is a unique 1:1 replica (57cm circumference x 32cm height), of the antique Ned Kelly Death Mask taken in 1880,
Ned Kelly was an infamous yet celebrated Bushranger who after murdering policemen with the Kelly Gang, became the most wanted Bushrangers in Victoria. On June 28, 1880, police captured Ned Kelly, the only survivor, who was severely wounded by police in the Glenrowan shoot out. On 11 November, 1880 Ned Kelly was hanged at Old Melbourne Gaol . Following his death, Ned's head was removed for study and medical students descended upon his still-warm corpse in a swarm, taking away every part of his body that they could as grisly souvenirs. The mutilated, headless body was buried in an unmarked grave in the grounds of the jail the following day.
This light weight highly durable Replica of the Death Mask is able to be posted anywhere across Australia.

$350.00 + GST

FREDERICK BAILEY DEEMING DEATH MASK

This is a unique 1:1 replica (57cm circumference x 28cm height), of the antique Frederick Bailey Deeming Death Mask taken in 1892. Deeming, known as 'The Demon' or 'Mad Fred', is considered to be Australia's first Serial Killer and has long been a suspect in the infamous 'JACK THE RIPPER' murders. Deeming was an English born Australian gasfitter, who was a notorious conman, fraudster, and killer who left a string of murdered women and children from England to Australia, all in very similar methods to those of the Whitechapel Murders. Deeming was finally caught and arrested in Perth, Western Australia (as Baron Swanston) in March of 1892. Melbourne's newspapers proclaimed Deeming guilty before his trial, describing him as 'the criminal of the century' and 'a human tiger'. Deeming was tried (under the name of Albert Oliver Williams), and hanged in the Old Melbourne Gaol on 24 May 1892.
This light weight highly durable Replica of the Death Mask is able to be posted anywhere across Australia.

$350.00 + GST

"MAD DOG" MORGAN
DEATH MASK

This is a unique FIBREGLASS Replica 1:1 (56cm circumference x 28cm height) of "Mad Dog" Morgan, who was known for his violent mood swings, and attracted a massive 1000 pound reward for his capture after shooting and killing a hostage and a policeman. Morgan went on to shoot a police sergeant before he was gunned down and killed at a homestead in April 1865, and was regarded as "the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush in Australia". After his death, it is said that Morgan had his ears clipped for a bounty, his testicles removed for a tobacco pouch, his hair shaved for collectables and the head removed so as to make a death mask for phrenological analysis in Melbourne. Some authorities protested the death mask and post-mortem treatment of the body of Morgan, but it was generally felt that Morgan's body was treated with the same respect he had shown for life.
This light weight highly durable Replica of the Death Mask is able to be posted anywhere across Australia.

$350 + GST

"CAPTAIN MOONLITE"
DEATH MASK

This is a unique Fibreglass Death Mask Replica 1:1 (62cm circumference x 24cm height) of Andrew George Scott, a preacher's son, who became famous as the notorious (and possibly bisexual) outlaw. "Moonlite" was notorious for committing bank-robbery, passing false cheques, stealing gold and leading a gang of destitute young men who many described as Bushrangers. The gang eventually turned to crime and behaved as Bushrangers until the gang was eventually shot down after killing a policeman in a siege. "Captain Moonlite" was tried in Sydney in 1879 and subsequently executed in Darlinghurst Gaol on 20 January 1880. A.G. Scott left behind many letters from prison that some consider display his gay feelings towards James Nesbit, one of his young gang members killed in the siege. "Captain Moonlite's" body was reinterred as he requested and now rests beside that of James Nesbit.
This light weight highly durable Replica of the Death Mask is able to be posted anywhere across Australia.

$350 + GST

ALL DEATH MASKS ARE AVAILABLE ON EBAY WITH FULL PURCHASE PROTECTION UNDER THE TITLES DESCRIBED.