Keywords: WalldürnStrawBearCaptive.jpg A straw bear in the street in Walldürn Neckar-Odenwald district Baden-Württemberg Germany with brightly dressed attendants in the background The bears capture women usually the young and attractive ones turning quickly to trap them with the rope that is used to lead them through the streets They then fall backwards to the ground and refuse to release their captive until a forfeit or ransom is paid scan from my own 35mm negative 2011-02-18 12 53 51 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 Faschenacht in Walldürn |