Saturday 19 November 2016

Home School - Egyptian Headdress


If you have been following our home education history topic this term about Egyptians you will know that we have made our own hieroglyph scroll and made a sarcophagus poster

Following from making the poster the boys took an interest in the headdress that the Egyptians wore subsequently I decided that we should make our own!



Using a large plate and some card the boys drew around the top to create the arch.


Then using a ruler they drew a straight line where the curve started to bend back around.


Using the plate again the boys created to small curves to form a M and then cut the middle out.


To create the different coloured stripes the boys used a thick masking tape across different sections.


They then painted the clear sections blue. They did this several times to get a flat blue colour rather than a watery see through colour.


Once the paint was they took the masking tape off. It will create a crisp and distinctive lines.


They then painted the clear sections yellow.


Once dry they painted the middle green to represent the snake.

They then cut up the middle of the sides and added them onto the bottom to give the extended length. We did this so the stripes would be the same thickness as above. 



The boys loved doing this! Whilst making them the boys and I discussed why Egyptians would wear different headdresses. I explored that each style and animal featured would create a different job role and within that a different god that they worshipped for that role.

The style of the one we made resembled the Nemes. I told them that the striped head cloth worn by the pharaohs which was tied at the back of the head with lappets that fell down either side of the face; lappet is a decorative flap or fold in a ceremonial headdress or garment.

It reinforced their understanding about the headdress and created a fun costume design too!

What do you guys think? Do you want to make a different headdress? We would love to see if you do!

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