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Object within Schaaf no. 5336

Possibly a gravestone with the head of a Green Man

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Object details

Image size: h 11.7cm x w 18.0cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Inscription: pencil fx verso

Owner: Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History

Object owner number: 1995.0206.497

Collection: Photographic History Collection

Rights and Reproduction

This object is part of Schaaf no. 5336

Possibly a gravestone with the head of a Green Man

The Green Man is a mythic or pagan figure from folklore. Often found as decorative architectural carvings, the Green Man's foliate head can take many forms. The simplest depict a man's face surrounded by leaves, while more complex examples can have leaves for hair, or even have faces and hair made out of leaves.

Green Women are rare.