Death Masks at Polk Elementary School

By Erin Hooley

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 7:30pm

Copyright 2009 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
See pictures of the Polk Elementary School students creating Egyptian Death Masks Wednesday as part of a lesson on ancient Egypt.

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Brooks Mortensen (right) watches his mother Camille put plaster on his brother Cameron to make an Egyptian death mask.
Brooks Mortensen (right) watches his mother Camille put plaster on his brother Cameron to make an Egyptian death mask.
Zoe Winder's eyes are covered with gauze as she waits for an adult to put plaster on her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Zoe Winder's eyes are covered with gauze as she waits for an adult to put plaster on her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Mariah Deleon gets plaster strips applied to her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Mariah Deleon gets plaster strips applied to her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Six grader Cameron Mortensen gets plaster strips applied to his face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Six grader Cameron Mortensen gets plaster strips applied to his face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Six graders make a Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Six graders make a Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Sydney Cheshire gets plaster strips applied to her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Sydney Cheshire gets plaster strips applied to her face to make an Egyptian death mask.
Six graders make Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Six graders make Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Six graders had to apply petroleum jelly to their faces and cover their eyes with gauze to make Egyptian death masks of plaster.
Six graders had to apply petroleum jelly to their faces and cover their eyes with gauze to make Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Heidi Bering (right) leads Hayden Ripley back to his classroom to wait for his Egyptian death mask to dry.
Heidi Bering (right) leads Hayden Ripley back to his classroom to wait for his Egyptian death mask to dry.
Two girls laugh at each other as they wait to make Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Two girls laugh at each other as they wait to make Egyptian death masks out of plaster.
Reyna Aguiar waits for her plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Reyna Aguiar waits for her plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Six graders wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.
Six graders wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.
Six graders wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.
Six graders wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.
Erik Gardner does some miming as he waits for his plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Erik Gardner does some miming as he waits for his plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Ezekiel Grillo adjusts to the light after his teacher, Claire Miller, removed his dry plaster Egyptian death mask.
Ezekiel Grillo adjusts to the light after his teacher, Claire Miller, removed his dry plaster Egyptian death mask.
Six graders at Polk Elementary School made plaster Egyptian death masks molded off their faces Wednesday.
Six graders at Polk Elementary School made plaster Egyptian death masks molded off their faces Wednesday.
Zoe Winder plugs her ears as she waits for her plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Zoe Winder plugs her ears as she waits for her plaster Egyptian death mask to dry.
Six graders hold hands as they wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.
Six graders hold hands as they wait for their plaster Egyptian death masks to dry.

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