Celebrating harvest festivals

Youngman, Angela

doi:10.12968/ftse.2010.9.9.78231

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“…The use of corn dolly as a scarecrow to scare birds in ancient Egypt was not supported by many references, but only two researchers mentioned that the corn dolly is most probably for a bird or a man in a rude appearance intended as a scarecrow or a god of harvest, or even both in one, and was made of a sheaf of straw or corn stiffened by means of wet clay (Davies, 1917;Wreszanski, 1923; made of woven straw. In modern Egypt, the corn dolly is popularly known as corn-bride "an object made of ears of corn" (Youngman, 2010;Blackman, 1933). Blackman, 1922) (Figure 11a).…”

Section: The Corn Dolly 3 In the Winnowing Floormentioning

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Scaring Birds: The concept of the Scarecrow in Ancient Egypt

Abdelhakim¹

2020

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality

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Throughout history scarecrows were made and used by various cultures round the world. Generally, the scarecrow is the straw object set up in the fields and gardens to scare birds away from the crops are growing. In ancient Egypt various methods were used with the same concept as the scarecrow to protect the harvest from birds' attacks. The research displays and discusses these methods that appeared throughout the different periods of the ancient Egyptian history. To achieve the aim of the study the descriptive and analytical methodology will be employed. In spite of the lack of references that clearly and directly deal with the ancient Egyptian scarecrow the study resulted in certain important points including the three main methods that were used to scare birds as scarecrow in fields and gardens and were represented in the ancient Egyptian harvest scenes: bird netting (the ground net), scarer, and corn dolly.

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Section: The Corn Dolly 3 In the Winnowing Floormentioning

confidence: 99%