CLEOPOULTRY  - King of Egypt

We mummify our chicken pharaoh.

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 First we cleansed the body.

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Next steps:  Applied oil.  è

íThen spices.     

 

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Mvc-036s.jpg (130484 bytes) Finally the natron (we are just using salt) was packed around the body of CLEOPOULTRY and in the canopic jars of inner organs.   The mummy will be placed on a slanted bed and dried for several weeks.  The funeral for CLEOPOULTRY is planned for Jan.9.  More photos to follow.

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Rest in "Peace".

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Dried out after several weeks:

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The embalmers clean and oil the pharaoh's body.

 
Then begin to wrap the mummy with strips of cotton fabric.

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Unknown embalmers practice mummy wrapping during Egypt Day contest.

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