Mari Lwyd

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Mari Lwyd
Mari Lwyd
Mari Lwyd
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By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Image ID
90946
Accession number
F71.391
Title
Value
 
Mari Lwyd
Identification
Identifier
Type
 
 
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
 
Creator
Name
Role
 
 
unknown
 
Material
Value
 
animal
Seed fibre (fabric)
specific cellulosic fibre
cellulosic fibre (fabric)
fibre specific terms
fabric
iron alloy
alloy
metal
bone
cotton (fabric)
glass
synthetic (fabric)
plastic
wood
steel
paper
Technique
Value
 
Category
Value
 
Usage
Value
 
Creation date
01/01/1901
to
31/12/1925
Period
Period
 
20th century (early)
Additional information
Mari Lwyd from Llangynwyd, early 20th century. Over the Christmas period, a horse’s skull such as this would be carried from house to house in parts of south Wales. To gain entry they sang verses.
Keywords
Value
 
Place
Value
Tag
 
 
Llangynwyd
 
Glamorgan
 
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