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Husk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Husk (or hull ) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It usually refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includ...
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Learn to make corn husk dolls with this TeachersFIrst activity ... How to Make Corn Husk Dolls ... Wherever corn was grown as a crop, children, in both Native American and Colonial American families, used husks to fashion dolls. Follow these simple instructions and refer to the accompanying diagrams to create your own unique doll.
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You will need the husks from one or two ears of corn for a 6" doll. This should take you about 1 hour to make. Soak cornhusks (that have been thoroughly dried beforehand) for 10 minutes in warm water.
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Corn or maize (zea mays) is a domesticated plant of the Americas. Along with many other indigenous plants like beans, squash, melons, tobacco, and roots such as Jerusalem artichoke, European colonists in America quickly adopted maize agriculture from Native Americans.
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We get many good things from corn: corn on the cob, popcorn, sweetener, starch, even ethanol to power engines. Native American and pioneer children also got fun from corn. They made dolls from cornhusks. You can too! ... Corn, Michigan Department of Agriculture; Growing Corn, a Lesson Plan;
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Related books through; Amazon.com: ... The Book of Wheat Weaving and Straw Craft : From Simple Plaits to Exquisite Designs by Morgyn Geoffry Owens-Celli. Canada--UK--Germany ... The Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: Techniques and Projects by Doris Johnson. Canada--UK--Germany...
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9-12 pieces of green corn husk ; **The corn husk you use to construct your doll should be green and not dried. Green corn husk can be purchased from any craft store. You can also use green corn husk you peel from a corn cob yourself.
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