Keywords: StrawBearMuseumDisplay.jpg Display of German Carnival characters in the Faschenachtsmuseum in Buchen Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Baden-Württemberg Germany; this is the Strohbär straw bear costume from Buchen among several Huddelbätz with pointed hats and white collars Costumed in strips of coloured rags or ribbons they wear small bells and make loud noises to drive out evil spirits scan from my own 35mm negative 2011-02-18 12 47 02 Photographer SiGarb This scan is in the Public Domain however I retain ownership and copyright of the original prints and negatives and any higher-resolution scans derived from them If you use the photo outside Wikipedia a photographer's credit Simon Garbutt would be appreciated Straw bear German traditional character Category Faschenacht in Buchen Buchen Odenwald |