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Making
El Chikkén
Fourth
Avenue Junior High
School
Yuma,
Arizona
Miss Garrett, science and archeology
teacher at the Fourth Avenue Junior High School recently made a mummy of the
Pharaoh El Chikkén. In other words, she mummified a chicken using the
Egyptian method--with a little help from her students and other teachers.
Click on the
thumbnails for a larger view.
Here come the
mummymakers carrying the Pharaoh's lifeless body on the
stretcher.
The organs are removed
(note the brainhook-like tool--unfortunately, El Chikkén had no
brain (his head had mysteriously disappeared from the Perdue
package!).
Student mummymakers
prepare the spices for the Pharaoh El Chikkén.
The Pharaoh's body
is bathed in oil and covered in spices.
The Pharaoh is
stuffed.
The Pharaoh is
placed in his Zip-loc bag.
The mummymakers give
their blessing before entombing El Chikkén. Notice the
canopic jars on the tray (are there only three?).
Thank you, Maureen Garrett, for
sharing this special day. Hope this gives everyone some ideas for creating a
memorable Mummy Day in Ancient Egypt!
If you have any Egyptian mummy or
world mummy projects to share on my website, please send them to me here.
