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

The five different stages of making a drinking-cup, in plum wood.

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. The axe and saw are used in hewing the wood, and the designing is done with compasses in the first stage. It is carved with the knife and perforated with the borer in the second stage. It is carved with the knife in the third stage. Ornamented with circular design, the long handle is perforated and smoothed with the knife in the fourth stage. In the fifth stage, it is carved and notched with the point of the knife.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1957.79
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
first stage: 64 mm x 62 mm x 160 mm; second stage: 62 mm x 59 mm x 136 mm; third stage: 60 mm x 55 mm x 130 mm; fourth stage: 61 mm x 63 mm x 120 mm; fifth stage: 64 mm x 64 mm x 125 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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