Corn dolly; wheat straw, plaited; conical shape; square closed bottom with tuft of black-bearded wheat heads hanging from the center; braided loop at top; length 29 cm.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
Greece; purchased in San Francisco, California
Production place:
Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection date:
1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Traditional craft figure, originally representing a ritual propitiation of the gods for fine weather, prosperity, fertility, and the supply of seed for next year's harvest.
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)