sheepfold spoon
Also known as: lingură de stână
Record status
Individual type · partial
sheepfold spoon is held by Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania. Museum description: The spoon is made of willow wood by cutting, carving, hollowing out, and notching. The bowl has a rhomboidal shape. It has no decorative motifs.; use: Traditional object used in the household to skim soft whey cheese (urda) from whey. The museum record gives measurements bowl L: 8 cm; bowl W: 7 cm; length: 16.5 cm; width: 3 cm. 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.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wood; cutting; carving
- Dimensions
- L găvan: 8 cm; La găvan: 7 cm; lungime: 16,5 cm; lățime: 3 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_d440da7789b842a1a9162af7330dfc9f
- Museum object name
- lingură de stână
- Holding institution
- Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania
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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