January 1, 2007 - Fruity Pharaoh 1
Ok, as promised, some pictures of our embalming day.
This is Megan and Chelsea working on their pharaohs. The head is an apple, the body an orange and they are wired together. The apple has a face cut into it; this also allows for faster drying. The orange has to have it's inner organs removed in order to dry adequately. The girls are in process of doing this. When people were embalmed, they sliced into their side and removed the organs. The girls did the same with their oranges.
Chelsea removing the inside of her orange.
Megan removing her inner "organs".
The insides getting ready to be dried. The organs are placed into a container to dry. A baking soda and salt solution will help them dry out. They sit between the two layers of salt. The paper towel was then wrapped around the "organs" and placed into the "drying box".
Sprinkling the second layer of salt and baking soda.
The pharaoh was placed into a box with an inch deep layer of salt/baking soda solution. The solution was sprinkled all over the pharaoh after being cleansed by some rubbing alcohol. The solution is also placed inside of the pharaoh's belly area to dry out the inside of the body. You notice the "organs" are drying in the corner of the box.
Megan's pharaoh.
Chelsea's pharaoh.
The pharaoh's will dry for 3-4 weeks before being wrapped and buried into their coffins. Checking every few days for mold or problem areas. If mold is found the area is cleansed with an alcohol solution and then drying solution is reapplied.
Comments
January 3, 2007 - Neat Idea!
Posted by angellwaves
What a neat idea...embalmin fruit! Your girls look like they are having fun...I'm sure they learned alot too! Great pictures:)
Tamara
