Greetings fursuiters
Did you know in the Edwardian Era actors wore animal skins on the stage to perform animal parts? These parts were called Pantomime Parts or Panto Parts. And the history of animal parts in stage plays goes all the way back to the Greeks. If you want to know more about the historical root of fursuiting, the following is a very good summary.

Fursuiting: a History | Part 1: Masks
Feb 16, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMbqF5WYXo

Fursuit History | Part 2: Skin Parts (Pantomime Animals of the Stage)
Mar 30, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT8ZhKmaimU&feature=emb_logo
Panamine horse goes back 1000 years.

Fursuit History | Part 3: Cinematic Creatures
May 14, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZotRLlAnQc

Fursuit History | Part 4: Mascots
Jul 18, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8u1e-mrrGc

Fursuit History | Part 5: Cosplay
Dec 11, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WmpttM8XE4

Fursuit History | Part 6: The Anatomy of a Fursuit
Premiered Dec 12, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PqaT-cdSQQ

Fursuit History | Part 7:
to come in the future

And here is a bonus. The UK still celebrates Panto performances with Panto Day.
Friday 12th December is the UK's official Panto Day and to celebrate this auspicious date we have gathered together a host of our most weird and wonderful images of pantomime animals!
http://arenapal.blogspot.com/2014/1.....-world-of.html
A UK celebration of skin parts.

May you have a wonderful day
Timid Grizzly