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Lingura românească cu simboluri milenare
Romanian spoon with millenary symbols

Author(s): Radu Moţoc
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: Popular art, popular craftsman; generations; symbol; wooden spoons

Summary/Abstract: Popular art deserves to be discovered, collected and kept from generations to generations. The author describes 19 types of wooden spoons made by the popular craftsman Marian Viorel from Fălticeni. These spoons have a millenary significance and represent various symbols: The Solar Symbol, The Rooster, The Life’s Circle, The Eagle, The Owl, The Snake, The Symbol of Happiness, etc.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 87-89
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian