The plague mask project doesn’t look that hard to make, especially given the seriously cool prop you get for your efforts. Oh, and if you were “lucky” and actually got a house call from the plague doctor, you were treated to such medical marvels of the time as bloodletting and having frogs and leeches put all over you to “re-balance your humors.” Can you imagine dying from the plague and the last thing you see is one of these terrifying figures looming over you? It was basically an early respirator/gas mask, filled with straw, herbs and spices, scented things to keep the stench of death from the good doctor’s nose. The strange beak was actually functional.
The plague doctor’s uniform was basically an early version of a hazmat suit, with a great full-length thick leather coat, a mask with glass eye openings, and a big, broad hat. Plague doctors were employed in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries to treat patients of the bubonic plague and they actually wore the terrifying-looking costume you see in engravings and paintings. I have always been fascinated by the concept of the plague doctor, an actual historical figure, bird-beaked helmet and all. Special effects make-up artist and Instructable member, Kelly Zaks, has posted a tutorial on making this really cool, creepy-looking plague doctor’s mask. Graphics and More to Help Spread the Word
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