Pagans in a Modern Age
A few years ago, three friends and I went on a scouting party to find new artists for the Maestros del Arte Feria. Somewhere near Puebla, we took a back road and chanced upon this strange sight. We never did figure out what to make of it.
It was in farm country–no rare commodity in Mexico, where rural is the norm. This farm looked modern in most respects.
But as we zeroed in on the details, it felt as though we were going back in time to some pagan rite.
Was it a joke? Some local custom? A random coincidence of someone finding the doll’s head and sticking it on the stick in the middle of the crop rows? We’ll never know, but as you can see, I couldn’t resist pulling over to take a few shots. Not the weirdest thing that happened on our trip, but certainly the weirdest sight.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/11/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-41/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
These are put in fields to drive away birds and most probably as a protection from evil sights of jealous and envious people.
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Thanks, vnktchari. That was my guess a well, but there is also a chance it was a joke of some sort, given the modern punk look of the doll’s head.
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Judy, this is a perfect odd ball. Great photos too. Love them. I thought it was irrigation on your first shot. But little did I know how that story would play out.
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Someone had fun doing it, I’m sure. I don’t think the “do” and the two-colored face on that doll head happened by accident.
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It may be a kind of scare crow … or something else. Interesting for sure!
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It scared me!!!!
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stick in the mud? angel on a pin? Perhaps a harvest deity – a bounty to bring!
Thanks for sharing your fab photo.
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Inka Corn came to my mind, don’t know why?
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What is Inka Corn? Sounds familiar. Do you mean as in the Peruvian tribe?
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Creepy no matter the reason it’s there!
janet
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Agreed, Janet.
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