What are some cheap materials I could use to create an Anubis head or mask?

Question

I want to go as Anubis for Halloween, but the head is hard to come by cheap. So, I want to make one myself. But I can't figure out what to make it out of that's cheap. I either want to make the whole head to put over mine, or at least just the mask. So what could I use?

Answer 1

If you make it out of concrete, it will last for many Halloweens to come. Just don't fall in any mudpuddles.

Answer 2

I have an ancient Egyptian paper mask book from when I was a child, and it had an Yinepu (Anubis) mask in it.

I couldn't bring myself to cut apart the actual book, so I remember tracing the original, and then I used that pattern on black foam. It comes in sheets that you can get at Wal-Mart of a craft store. It's about 1/8" thick, and it's 8.5x11" big. There were two pieces for the sides, one for the top, another from the nose down to the neck, and then a piece each for the ears. I cut the four pieces out (remember to make "flaps" so you can glue them together), but I don't recall the glue I used. I probably used tacky glue or super glue though because I hadn't yet discover 5-minute epoxy! If you really want, you could sew the pieces together by hand with matching tread. I then outlined the eyes and drew on the eyebrows, nose, and mouth with blue paints. The mask had to be tied on.

I would recommend making a nemes as well. All you do is take a rectangular piece of striped fabric, and make a circle in cardboard that fits comfortably on your head. Paint the cardboard if you want it a different color, then glue the fabric to your "crown" just at the forehead. When you have it on, had a friend trim it so it's the right shape. You can always glue a cobra and vulture to the front if you want as well. Otherwise, you can just attach the fabric directly to your mask.

Good luck!

Answer 3

As someone mentioned: Eliphas Levi and the "baphomet" That should give you some references for your paper. Christianity made the symbol a negative one because of the pagan connection with Pan. Therefore goats became a symbol of Satan, which was inlaid in the inverted pentagram. The upright pentagram symbolizes man in perfect harmony with the universe (Like DaVinci's drawing) - the inverted one is man's connection to the animal world and basic instincts. The symbols were said to be Satanic so ceremonial magicians and 19th and 20th century Satanists ran with them. Myth becoming fact. Most pagans I know (after 20+ years in the community) utilized the Horned God for the masculine deity, one sometimes known as Herne or Cerunnos with stag horns, not goat. Most steer away from the goat-head imagery because of the association with Satanism but do occasionally use Pan in rituals (very carefully). Hope that helps

Answer 4

paper mache