Horn container

Dublin Core

Title

Horn container

Subject

Art,PEOPLE,SOCIAL HISTORY

Description

Horn container, used as a "gaxapu" due to its wooden base, featuring a handle for attaching it to a belt. Garlands and flowers decorate the piece, alongside a scene showing a woman with a rake and a man holding a scythe. The inscription, partially erased, indicates the ownership of the object: “I belong to Juan ¿Gil?” (“Soy de Juan ¿Gil?”).

Date

ca. 1875/1910

Contributor

melendezenrique@uniovi.es

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

346

Alternative Title

Cuerna

Date Submitted

23/04/2025

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Europeana

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/Horn_container

Material

Horn; Iron; Wood

Natural Cultural

Cultural

Function

Used to carry the stone for sharpening the scythe.ç

Citation

“Horn container,” VERAP, accessed May 3, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/557.

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