Title
Froe stick. A wooden stick with a flat cross at the top, around which is wrapped twisted hair.
Identifier
ABDUA:17990
Description
Froe stick, or milk whisk, used for whipping cream at Hallowe'en. Small wooden cross on a shaft, with the cross wrapped round with a halo of twisted hair from a cow's tail.
Date
Early: 1750 Late: 1850
Format
wood horse hair, L: 370 mm Dia: 150 mm
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Glengairn Glenmuick Tullich & Glengairn Aberdeenshire
Type
Physical Object
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Neil Misses
UUID
49010cc3-d4b4-42e7-ad37-4888f42487a1