HR Giger: Henu Barque from the Papyrus of Ani version of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is referenced in HR Giger's "Deathbirth Machine II" (1977)?

 

 

 

Leading from

 20th century works inspired by the Henu Barque ?

and

"Deathbirth Machine II" (work 342) (1977) by HR Giger

 

a)  "Deathbirth Machine II" (1977) by HR Giger

b) The Henu Barque from The Papyrus of Ani

c) The two side by side with the Henu Barque reversed

 

 

 

d)  The side view of the boat becomes legs

 

 

 

 

e) The three rudders becomes the three arms with hands

 

 

f) The antelope head and horns becomes the woman's head and hat. Perhaps the sace beneath the antelope's ear becomes the face of the smaller skull like head with the top of ear becoming the top of the skull head and the hair trailing behind. The fan helps to contribute to the idea of the ribbing along the rear of the bulk of the hat and necks

g) The upper falcon head becomes the baby's head sticking out of the cannon barrel or tube. The vertical ribbing becomes the creases in the fabric hanging down

h) Corresponding area where it's fairly hard to draw a comparison. Perhaps some of the ribbing in the skirt becomes the ribbing in the diagonal tube although it's facing a very different direction

 

i) So the central part of the skirt where it hangs from the knee becomes a decomposing baby.