Your Hair Looks Like A WhooRa's Nest

  Your Hair Looks Like A WhooRa’s Nest


The phrase “Your Hair Looks Like A WhooRa’s Nest” came to my 

attention in 2000 from a fellow  dollmaker named Annie Moon. 

She made a doll for me using that phrase and it has been tucked 

away in the back of my head ever since. What’s a WhooRa? And

what does it look like?


The expression dates back to the early 19th century in the

Appalachian areas of the eastern United States. 

It surfaced again when two things converged very close 

together. 


I was picking apples in my friends orchard the morning before

I had an appointment for a haircut. My stylist and I had a laugh

when she pointed out to me that I had leaves and twigs in my 

hair.


A couple of days later I was listening to one on my favorite

Podcasts A Way With Words, and the expression came up

during a discussion with a viewer. And there it was, the beginning

of my new piece.


The Mama WhooRa is looking up at the baby WhooRa's settled into a comfy nest in the hat of the girl. The skirt has a variety of fanciful and colorful little WhooRa's



 

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