ewers (toilet articles); botă

Ewer. Cylindrical shape, composed of 12 staves, bottom and lid.

For keeping water inside the house. The ewer is placed on a stand called "scaun de botă".

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1957.16
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
firwood; hazel-nut; oakwood; The wood is split, the staves are cut out with a special knife, the bottom part is fashioned and the whoops are fixed round the staves.
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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