stage of manufacture (woodworking); mug (food service)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i
Detail view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i Detail view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1957.79i

The first stage of making a drinking-cup out of plum wood. This stage is a cube of wood with a rectangular piece of wood of the same height protruding from one side. The cube has had patterns drawn and incised on it with compasses, and there is a metal nail in one face of the cube.

The drinking-cup is a vessel used on a journey for drinking water. A great deal of skill is required in making this cup. It is made by amateur craftmen. In the region of Hunedoara the making and using of this cup forms part of an old tradition.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1957.79i
Date
1955
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 64 mm x 62 mm x 160 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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