Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media 106 Material Wool Natural Cultural Cultural Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pillow Xalda Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Description An account of the resource Paz Mesa had her first contact with textile crafts through her mother, who taught her how to spin the wool of her own flock of Xalda sheep; a task that she carried out together with her sisters. They later would give the wool already spun to a cousin who was a weaver, for her to make the garments. However, her work as a professional in the field began two years ago, after an eleven-year training period with different national and international artisans. She works mainly with wool, linen and silk: respectful, biodegradable fabrics, committed not only to the environment, but also to the well-being of animals and workers, as well as to the health of the customer. She tries to promote and disseminate more responsible forms of consumption, basing her brand on issues such as sustainability, ecology, territoriality and a circular, ethical and conscious economy. The reverse side of the Xalda Cushion is made with organic Asturian wool in the natural brown tones of the Xalda sheep itself, and the front in a mixture with a warp of the same characteristics, combined with a weft of Extremaduran merino sheep wool hand-dyed with natural dyes in the Paz Mesa artisanal textile workshop. The filling is made of Castilian merino wool with an organic cotton inner cover. The wool was spun in Cuenca in the Wooldreamers spinning mill, which allows small quantities of wool to be processed, facilitating the work of the artisans, and achieving different results as compared to manual processing, which Paz Mesa also practises in other pieces. These small spinning mills contribute to preserving native breeds, craftsmanship and the use of the available resources, since many times the wool is discarded because it cannot be processed as it does not reach the enormous quantities required. The fabric was made by hand on a traditional low heddle loom by the artisan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 642 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 40cm x 40cm x cm Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 84 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived oneasturiasspain,asturiasmap,craftedobjects,spainobjects Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 14/09/2024 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,43.421367,-5.973356; Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 10/06/2025 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://culturality.museum/asturias-spain/