Shepherd's Spoon
Also known as: Lingură ciobănească
Record status
Individual type · partial
Shepherd's Spoon is held by "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum. Museum description: The piece, carved from a single piece of wood, consists of an oval bowl and a handle.
Decoration arranged on one of the faces of the handle, which is carved in the shape of a coiled snake, with its mouth open towards the bowl. Symbolic motifs: snake. Coloration: light brown, the natural color of patinated wood.; use: stirring milk at the sheep measuring ceremony (măsurișul oilor) The museum record gives measurements length: 29.8 cm; width: 6.2 cm (bowl), 3.6 cm (handle). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ; carving
- Dimensions
- lungime: 29,8 cm; lățime: 6,2 cm(găvan),3,6 cm(coada)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_c4a2f713412b4592b91181e85d28d5c1
- Museum object name
- Lingură ciobănească
- Holding institution
- "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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