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Ribbon Device

The Goa’uld Kara Kesh is better known as the Ribbon Device or hand device is an energy weapon worn on the hand of Goa’uld system lords and their agents. Using the weapon requires that the wearer be host to a Goa’uld or have residual naquadah in the blood stream. The roots of the Ribbon Device can be traced back to the original Stargate movie where Ra used a version of the prop. As a “uniquely Stargate” prop the Ribbon Device is instantly recognizable by fans of the franchise.

Ribbon Device

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Overview of the Ribbon Device Prop

A System Lord’s Personal Weapon One of the two alien weapons to make the transition from the Stargate feature film into Stargate SG1 was the Kara Kesh, better known as the Ribbon Device. Originally used by Ra, the weapon underwent a complete redesign for the television adaption of the movie. The television version lost much […]
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Sculpting The Ribbon Device (Part 1)

Creating The Armatures When sculpting a wearable prop it can be helpful to sculpt on an armature which simulates the final wearer. In this case I began by creating a series of crude plaster casts from my fingers.  These proved to be the ideal way to sculpt the finger caps and the rings for each […]