Corn Dollies

Description

A dissertation examining the craft of making corn dollies, and the folklore associated with them. Its sections provide information on regional names for corn dollies, the varieties of wheat used, songs, rhymes and customs associated with corn dollies, plaiting techniques, instructions on the construction of a number of different types and styles. Line drawings illustrate the plaits and techniques described, and photographs show examples of completed corn dollies.

Metadata

Identifier c99slll1
IRN 410111
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/2/075
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/c99slll1
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Undergraduate Dissertations
Creator(s) Gebarowicz, Anita
Date 1980
Size and Medium 63 unbound typed leaves; 16 colour photographs.

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