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straw man

Illustration — Effigy of Morana, a Slavic death goddess, in the Czech Republic A straw man (ritual doll) is a dummy in the shape of a human usually made up entirely out of straw material, or created by stuffing straw into clothes.

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straw man

Der hl. Nikolaus, das Nikoloweibl und die Buttnmandl.JPG am 1. Adventsonntag in Loipl

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mannequin
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straw

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