Mesopotamian Farmers and Enkidu

This is the look we are going for with our Mesopotamian farmers.

It is similar to a shepherd in a nativity. However, as I have mentioned on other costume posts, it will be hot on stage so a big, fluffy bathrobe would NOT be ideal. Try to keep the clothing very lightweight like the clothing in the picture above. If you would rather not sew, you could use over sized T-shirts or over sized scrubs with a rope or other similar "belt" and khaki shorts or pants would work fine. The head wear could be any of the styles above. Also leather-looking sandals without socks would be a nice touch.

Try not to pick dark jewel tones like bright red, purple or black. Remember these are farmers so more earthy or less bright colors would be best. All of our cute farmers will be down on stage during their scene pantomiming things like farming, scrubbing clothes, cleaning pottery "dishes", cooking, caring for a baby, etc. It would be a good idea to have your child wear shorts and a plain T-shirt under their costume.

Enkidu is King Gilgamesh's right hand man. He will be dressed similar as above, but could wear a more bright, jewel toned or shimmery fabric to show that his "rank" is higher.  A fancier belt would be great as well (not a rope belt) and maybe a nicer hat like the red one above - or one in a similar shape.

Here is another picture for some inspiration. Enkidu should not be quite this fancy, but the draped material over the shoulder is a nice touch.