19TH CENTURY METAL CILICE (5)

Fine and delicate old metal cilice, this rare piece most probably used by a woman given its finesse is specifically one of the so-called thigh or armpit pieces, which do not cause injuries, but cause marks left by the tips of the utensil.

Traces of use.

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PERIOD : Late 19th / early 20th
DIMENSION : 33cm X 5cm (without ties)
SIZE : 13" X 2"

An example of a cilice from the same period is held by the Louvre Museum in Paris, see here

A hair shirt is an accessory used to deliberately cause pain or discomfort to the wearer. Its use has long spread in different Christian communities as a means of bodily mortification, thus seeking to combat temptations and, above all, identification with Jesus Christ in the sufferings he suffered in the Passion and the spiritual fruits who as a result.