'Necropants' Made from Dead Man's Skin are Being Displayed in Iceland Museum

Necropants made from a dead man's skin dating back to the 17^th century are currently being displayed in Iceland. The clothing can be found at the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in the European country's Holmavik village. The pants were traditionally made from the leg skin of a dead person. In the past, the human skin garment was previously though to bring its wearer good luck.

Both ancient civilizations and modern societies employed various crafts to attract good luck, wealth, and prosperity, whether it manifests in the form of tool creation or engaging in activities. Still, Iceland's Medieval pants are one of the most bizarre ingenuities in relation to a country's tradition. While the attire can be a costume this Halloween, the world's remaining pair of necropants is not for sale.

Iceland Pants of the Dead

Anna Bjorg Porarinsdottir, who runs the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft, told Newsweek that the necropants on display in the Iceland museum is only a replica from a mold made from a man, the most intimate part is an exception since it is also artificial.

According to the museum head, the production of the necropants is made possible when a sorcerer ensures that the dead human skin is still complete intact with no holes or scratches.

Several sources clarify that centuries-old trousers were a result of the skinning of the lower part of the dead person rather than taking it from the leg skin of a living human. While the Medieval practice can be considered a part of the nation's culture and folklore, the displayed replica material still allows community members to experience one of the gruesome yet bizarre cases of human practice in the past.

The New York Post reported the trousers at the Iceland museum meant to "replicate" the crafted necropants pair to resemble real human skin with leg hair which were used several centuries ago.

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The Last Necropants

Also known as the dead man's pants, the ancient clothing reportedly stems from the belief in Icelandic witchcraft that a pair of pants from the skin of a dead human is capable of making its wearer produce endless supply of money. In the past, experts in the field believe that the necropants are highly likely not to exist outside the domain of folklore when Icelanders used it during the Medieval Times.

The only known remaining pair of necropants on the planet is located in the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft, along with other models of the tilberi life cycle, according to Atlas Obscura, a US-based online magazine and travel company. The translucent pair can also be seen standing atop a bed of coins.

Atlas Obscura adds the emergence of the said necropants practice came at a time when Iceland was facing a myriad of natural disasters, pirate raids, and poverty that affects the lowest tier in the social class system.