Ten Plagues Masks

Diseased Livestock Plague Masks

This one had a weak spot around the right eye socket, but it survived the bisque firing so I thought I was safe.  I was wrong.  It came apart in the glaze kiln.

Death of the Firstborn Plague Mask

Water Into Blood Plague Masks

Darkness Plague Mask

Thunderstorm of Hail and Fire Plague Mask

Locust Plague Mask

Lion/Wild Animal Plague Masks

The fourth plague is a mixture or swarm of wild animals:  venomous snakes, scorpions, a swarm of flies.  hornets, lions, bears, wolf-like monsters, depending on the interpretation of the original language.  The finger puppet and mask products used for religious education often show a lion.

This was my first attempt:

Frog Plague Mask

Lice Plague Mask

The lice are not anatomically correct.  The horror.

Ten Plagues of Egypt Finger Puppets

Water into Blood, Frogs, Lice, Wild Animals,
Boils, Diseased Livestock, Thunderstorm of Hail and Fire,
Locusts, Darkness, Death of the Firstborns

"Death of the Firstborns" Plague Finger Puppet

For his grand finale, God murders children for the sins of the their parents' political/religious leader.  Who could possibly think it was a good idea to elect this fictional character as supreme being?

"Darkness" Plague Finger Puppet

I wasn't sure how to express this concept in finger puppet form.

I didn't want to be as lazy as the designer of this finger puppet:

"Locusts" Plague Finger Puppet

This would be a very awkward finger puppet.

"Thunderstorm of Hail and Fire" Plague Finger Puppet

So all those massive storms up to this point and since were not a curse from God?

"Boils" Plague Finger Puppet

In the sixth plague, Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron (no relation) in how to give the Egyptian people open, festering sores.

"Diseased Livestock" Plague Finger Puppet

And the LORD smote the cattle for the actions of the human political/religious leader.

"Wild Animals" Plague Finger Puppet

There is some disagreement among Biblical translators regarding the fourth plague.  It may refer to an assortment of wild animals, such as lions, or it may refer to swarms of flies.

"Biting Insects" Plague Finger Puppet

The original Hebrew word כִּנִּים can be translated as lice, gnats, or fleas.  I was thinking of lice when I made this, but I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't try for more anatomically correct head lice.

"Plague of Frogs" Plague Finger Puppet

The second plague is a Plague of Frogs.  Some people are squeamish about frogs and apparently this phobia has been around for a long time. 

Here I would like to demonstrate that these things really are functional finger puppets.