Task 1 - Blackburn Museum - Egyptology

The artefacts on display in the Egyptology Exhibition were collected during the late 19th century. Most of the historical objects, including the Mummy, where brought back from Egypt by the Archaeologist and explorer Sir William Flinders Petrie. 

When looking at the other collections in the museum I noticed that some of the objects linked to the Egyptian exhibition such as the papyrus in the Coins and Manuscripts Collection and the Beetle collection has a cultural significance to the known Ancient Egyptian way of life.

What caught my attention in the collection was the amount of detail applied the the foot of the mummy. I found it unusual that the feet of the mummy has more attention to detail then the rest of the body. The feet had been painted onto the wrappings and surrounded by pattern on the top and with paintings of men underneath.

If I was to use this collection as inspiration I would draw influence from the culture behind the artefacts as well as the patterns painted.