Old Religion [i.e. the witch-cult], and that from a long way back". The Gardnerian Wiccan Melissa Seims suggested that the iconography of the Ooser was an influence on the design of the Head of Atho, a statue of the Wiccan Horned God created by Raymond Howard in mid-20th century England. Wiccans in the Minnesota area of the United States make use of a head with stag antlers that they term the Minnesota Ooser. Representing the religion's Horned God, it is kept on an altar and brought out for use in Sabbat rituals. References Footnotes Bibliography External links "The Dorset Ooser" at Dorset County Museum's WordPress blog "The Dorset Ooser" at the Dark Dorset website "The Dorset Ooser", a study by Daniel Patrick Quinn "Spotlight on SDNQ: Christmas traditions" on the SDNQ website Dorset folklore English folklore Horned deities Masks in Europe Morris dance Ritual animal disguise Ritual masks