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except the sail which is made out of a tiny piece of cloth. This type of model is classical, and the boatmen are facing the front of the boat. The oarsmen are painted red-brown, with black details (e.x eyes and hair), and white is used for the boats trim and the oarsmen skirts. The colours were made from earth pigments and other natural materials. Powdered pigments were mixed with water soluble gum to make glue tempera. Brown paint was made from iron ore, white from limestone and lack from soot (info of this sentence taken from (http://www.artsconnected.org/media/c0/e1/8b9f16a8ab23a36aecc30e8bcc24/document.pdf). The oarsmen on the boat are stiff and are too carved from wood. Some of their faces are round and some are stolid (with …show more content…

This is quite a major occasion in history because during the Middle Kingdom, not just Pharos were able to be buried in tombs (which was shocking). So, people started to create these boats to be placed in oarsmen’s tombs. These boats marked a significant time in history! The model boat was created by an artist which is unknown to us. But, what is for surely known is that the artist was greatly respected. This is because Egyptian artists whom worked in the service of gods and were tied to religious beliefs in the Egyptian life were highly respected (info taken from http://www.artsconnected.org/media/c0/e1/8b9f16a8ab23a36aecc30e.8bcc24/document.pdf). Since, the boat was made in symbolism with death, it too tied to Egyptian beliefs, culture, and religion. Therefore, after the artist created the model boat, they were quite famous and highly respected in society. This boat model is also categorized as a sculpture because it can be looked at from all around, which is what a sculpture is. This sculpture symbolizes death and how families help their loved ones in their journey to their afterlife. Since, loved ones would give the boats to their loved ones which were oarsmen or would place them in their tombs to guide them to their afterlife. These boat models are quite significant to the Egyptian people and truly represent their culture, religion, and moral beliefs! I myself personally adore these boat models and their symbolism! I love how the boats are supposed to help the

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