Altered Ouija Board - Egyptian (private collection)

This is a traditional Ouija board, altered to include elements from ancient Egypt. My inspiration was The Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.

[left] A fake tarantula is perched on the platen.It is furry and realistic looking.The platen was painted gold, and embellished with jewels and beads, including dichroic-colored scarab beads.

Despite the heavy embellishment, the platen still functions if someone wants to use this Ouija board as an oracle.

Each side of the board is painted, collaged, and beaded. The beads include plastic and glass jewels, dichroic-style glass beads, minute “sand” beads, and beach glass.

The eye is on a painted wooden circle. The photo of the Egyptian figure is from a recent art exhibit. The beetle is a plastic cockroach painted with Lumiere metallic paints.

This is a one-of-a-kind altered Ouija board, and it was purchased for a private collection.