Now just hobble around with a cane (another plague doctor thing) tapping at people and watch them really freak out.
It's a win win! So we always thought these weird old bird-shaped masks with the lenses looked pretty cool. This Plague Doctor Mask will make you mysterious, cool, and a little terrifying! After all, who wouldn't want to be a bird? Adult Plague Doctor Mask And then we discovered this is actually a Renaissance-era plague mask that doctors would wear, filling the 'beak' with herbs to supposedly prevent the plague and also to mask the scent of bodies and decay.. The mask is made of polyester foam, printed to look like leather, with clear plastic eye lenses and an adjustable strap.