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Many of these were introduced as teaching tools by evangelists, and were associated with certain festivals and holidays. These toys vary widely, including cup and ball, lotería, dolls, miniature people, animals and objects, tops and more—made of many materials, including wood, metal, cloth, corn husks, ceramic, and glass. These toys remained ...
Corn dolly. Corn dollies or corn mothers are a form of straw work made as part of harvest customs of Europe before mechanisation. Scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries theorized that before Christianisation, in traditional pagan European culture it was believed that the spirit of the corn (in American English, "corn" would be "grain") lived ...
The making of corn husk dolls was adopted by early European settlers in the United States. [11] Early settlers also made rag dolls and carved wooden dolls, called Pennywoods . [ 12 ] La última muñeca , or "the last doll", is a tradition of the Quinceañera , the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America .
Through her business, One Piece, 11-year-old Jovanna Fierro makes and sells corn husk dolls — an ancient craft she learned from her grandmother.
Poppet. In folk magic and witchcraft, a poppet (also known as poppit, moppet, mommet or pippy) is a doll made to represent a person, for casting spells on them, or aiding that person through magic. [1] They are occasionally found lodged in chimneys. [2][3] These dolls may be fashioned from materials such as carved root, grain, corn shafts ...
Cartonería or papier-mâché sculptures are a traditional handcraft in Mexico. The papier-mâché works are also called "carton piedra" (rock cardboard) for the rigidness of the final product. [ 1 ] These sculptures today are generally made for certain yearly celebrations, especially for the Burning of Judas during Holy Week and various ...
Guanime is a Puerto Rican dish that can be traced back to pre-Columbian times. It consists of corn masa that is stuffed with beans, seafood, nuts, or meat, and then wrapped in corn husks slowly cooked on a grill. Guanimes are prepared in a plain version, without the stuffing, and served with stewed salted cod fish.
Carne adobada, adobo marinated preserved beef or pork. Pulique, yet another kind of meat and vegetable stew. Suban-ik, chicken and pork stewed in a red sauce inside mashan leaves, often prepared for special occasions. Enchiladas, tostadas (fried tortillas) stacked with ground beef and vegetables, typically including beets.