Hello, I'm in the process of costuming a local high school's production of Man of La Mancha and have found nothing in local thrift shops to adapt as the barber's shaving bowl that Don Quixote wears as a helmet. Any ideas? Paper mache??

Thanks!

"Thou Golden Helmet of Mandrino" Ah yes Lynne, I remember it well!

I have Produced/Directed two separate seasons of ?MOLM?.

The first time around, we had one made & the second one, was a steal kitchen bowl, pop riveted upside down on top of a round light shade with a large skirt. The neck space was cut out, then sprayed with gold paint. We also hammered a chin dimple, in the bowl to correspond with the neck. A leather luggage strap was used as a chin strap, again pop riveted on, so it can be worn by the Barber.

This worked well & in fact I still have it!

It only cost a few dollars, the most expensive bit was a pressed steal Light Shade, which was bought new. We cut away the central light fitting depression, however it is not necessary, as Quixote places the ?Token? on his head first, [which is Aldonza?s old dish cloth] which cushions the Helm as it is placed on top of Quixote/Cervantes head.