"If I unnerve people because of it, then that's probably a good thing. The plague doctor is her way of reminding people to take precautions. While there have been medical advancements since the 17th century plague and the 1918 pandemic, there is still reason to be concerned. "I have people who I care very deeply for in my life who are at a high risk for contracting COVID, and to see others walking around blatantly disregarding, or actively fighting against safety restrictions, makes me very upset."
"They're walking around without masks, they're not following social distancing rules, they're getting in fights with storefront doormen who are just trying to follow the customer-limit laws put in place to try and keep us safe, etc."Īlthough the mask was for fun at first, Heather Wood has more serious reasons for wearing it now. "I have witnessed again and again people who are not taking this situation seriously," she said. While at first she thought it might just be funny to wear the plague doctor outfit, now her reasons for wearing it are much more serious. "Even if I give them a nod or a friendly hat-tip, they seem really put-off and just kind of hurry past," she said.īut Wood is actually trying to scare people. I expected to come across a few double-takes or some passing comments, but the ensemble seems to intimidate and unnerve people enough that they will adamantly go silent and not make eye-contact with me as I walk past," she said. "But, surprisingly, I've found that a lot of people seem to purposefully ignore me. On those outings, people have made comments. One couple asked to have a photo with her, and another person gave her the thumb-ups from his car. This costume was also worn by plague doctors during the Plague of 1656, which killed 145,000 people in Rome and 300,000 in Naples. Their robes, leggings, hats, and gloves were made of morocco leather. The plague doctors of Nijmegen also wore beaked masks. "What with quarantine in effect coupled with the fact I work from home, I don't normally leave my house except to buy groceries, and you don't always want to put on a full, fancy ensemble when you're going to the corner store for milk," she said. The costume forms the frontispiece of Manget’s 1721 work.
WHATS WITH THE PLAGUE DOCTOR MASK FULL
Heather Wood has worn her full plague doctor ensemble twice. Since October, Wood has worn her full plague outfit twice. The plague doctor ensemble dates back to 17th-century Europe when physicians wore the mask filled with perfume in a mistaken belief the fumes would protect them.
She bought most of it, including the mask, on Etsy, though some of it she already had at home.
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