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4 Hour Class - "How To" Guide #2: Mummification

HOW TO MAKE A MUMMY

STEP 1: What is a mummy?

Looking at pictures in Halloween themed books may inspire such a question:




STEP 2: Experiment with ways to replicate the image

a teacher's arm

white paper and glue
paper towel rolls

googly eyes and markers

masking tape

pipe cleaners

STEP 3: Learn about the real thing

Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of important people

this was a process that took a long time

STEP 3A: Remove the brain and internal organs

If you do not have a real dead body on hand
make your own substitute internal organs

In this case we used balloons and beads

STEP 3B: Place the internal organs in decorative jars

After removing and cleaning the organs

Place them in decorative jars

STEP 3C: Dry out the body with a special kind of salt and fill it with 
spices, plants and rags to maintain shape

If you do not have a real dead body at your disposal, you may skip "Step 3C" to save time.


STEP 3D: Wrap the body in linen

If you do not have linens at your disposal bed sheets are an acceptable substitute

Wrap all parts of the body

Take great care when fastening the linen to the body

Sometimes less is more... other times more is more!




Thank you for reading the 4 Hour Class - "How To" Guide #2: Mummification. We hope you have found it to be educational and inspiring - we sure did!

This has been and Amazing Expression of Creativity brought to you by the 4 Hour Class.





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