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A traditional wooden bowl designed for multiple uses in an Asturian kitchen

A black clay bowl has a truncated cone shape with a circular base, a wide mouth and a rim that usually has four ‘spouts’ (or ‘ears’) that make it…

The bridal crown is made in the nålbidning of Northen Värmland with black wool yarn with flower embroidery and decorated with borders of red wool…

At Brunskog's Hembygdsgård, Brunskogs rural community centre, located in western Värmland, there are about 30 buildings, both old and new. We are open…

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is situated on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It was engineered by David Stevenson in 1862. The station’s claim…

The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is situated on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It was engineered by David Stevenson in 1862. The station’s claim…

Pampilhosa da Serra is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,481, in an area of 396.46 km².

Kitchen utensil, such as a pot or casserole dish, made of dark clay using a traditional reduction firing process that gives it its characteristic…

Cabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710, in an area of 241.82 km².

Calanais 1 Stone Circle

Calanais Stone Circle 1

The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge…

The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge…

Carl-Johan creates handspun yarn using spinning-wheel. The wool is used from Carl-Johan's own sheep, which are of an older local breed of sheep called…

I’m an artist and maker based in Forfar, Scotland. Since graduating from Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, I’ve developed my practice from tile making…

Carol Sinclair is an artist and maker living and working in Forfar, Scotland. She creates one-off ceramics and up-cycled material installations for…

A well used carpenter pencil

The object is an antique hand plane used in carpentry, made primarily of wood with a metal blade. It has a long, flat wooden base that slides over the…

It is a forged and hammered iron piece consisting of a large central blade and lateral extensions that form the handles, which are covered with wooden…

A carpet with pattern in needle punched felt, sturdy enough for being used as a floor carpet. It can also be hung on walls. The carpet has both…

Casín, which is produced by only two small dairies in Asturias, is one of the cheeses with the oldest written references in the world, one of the most…

Castanet

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the…

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the…

University of St Andrews Open Virtual Worlds research group

Cauldron

The broken pieces of a corroded cast cauldron were found in 2013 during an excavation of a pre-Clearances longhouse in the Caen River Valley, in the…

The broken pieces of a corroded cast cauldron were found in 2013 during an excavation of a pre-Clearances longhouse in the Caen River Valley, in the…

The County Centre for Conservation and Promotion of the Traditional Culture Dolj is a public cultural institution with legal personality, subordinated…

A set of six small ornaments intended for a Christmas tree, featuring various shapes (leaves, stars and lobed circles) and colours created through…

Ceramic Lamp with Harris Tweed shade

Ceramic lamp base with Harris Tweed shade, created by ceramicist Sue Blair of Borgh Pottery, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.

A ceramic piece with high relief on the front and a flat back. It depicts a closed window whose shutters feature the typical solid panels found in the…

A ceramic piece made in high relief on the visible side and flat on the back, designed to be hung on a wall. It depicts medieval architecture in sand,…

Medium-sized barred window, featuring wrought-style detailing and a ring, made from ceramic. Fired at a high temperature of 1250°C and hand-painted.…

A ceramic piece with high relief on the front and a flat back. The piece depicts a fragment of an old door and wooden hinge, incorporating metal…

Chapel of Bezerreira and the peaks of the Caramulo Mountain Range

Chapel of Bezerreira and the peaks of the Caramulo Mountain Range

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Cheese Vat

A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through…

A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through…

Chestnut wood gaxapu

Chestnut wood gaxapu with a prismatic body that narrows toward the base. The three front faces are carved with geometric and vegetal motifs,…

Chip carving is a way of decorating the wooden surface using cuts with a knife. The cutting, instead of face milling, seals the fibers and make it…

A wood working chisel with dark wooden handle and steel chisel.

Square pillow in rose path and tabby pattern in un-bleached linen and red yarn, with red tassels at the corners.

A one-handle jug that starts from the neck and ends at the widest part of the body. It has a trilobate lip, with a wide neck that narrows as it joins…