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Hop-tu-naa turnip: Carvings of a house and a cat

A carved turnip from the Isle of Man. The face of the "moot" here shows a house, a cat and the end of the witch's broom, features traditional to turnip carvings in many parts of the Island.

This moot was carved for Hop-tu-naa 2016 by Culture Vannin.

 

This image has been uploaded with the kind permission of the artist. It is uploaded in the belief that more images specific to hop-tu-naa in the Isle of Man need to be made freely available online.

 

More about "moot" carving in the Isle of Man can be found here: www.culturevannin.im/video_story_452243.html

 

More about hop-tu-naa can be found here: wiki1.sch.im/wiki/pages/a1c9J1T4N/Hop_tu_Naa_Resources.html

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Uploaded on November 11, 2016
Taken on October 28, 2016