Wool blanket

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Title

Wool blanket

Description

A decorative item used in household, it is distinctive for the area of Săpânța, Maramureș, because of its decorative style and colors.The Cerga de Săpânța (Săpânța wool blanket) shrinks to its proper size only in the vâltoare (a traditional water-powered washing whirlpool), whereas other cergi (wool blankets) are further processed after vâltorare by being passed through a piuă (a fulling mechanism) that beats the fabric until it reaches a pănură (felt-like texture). The Cerga de Săpânța is woven using four heddles with a wool warp, while other cergi may also use cotton or hemp warp threads in addition to wool.

Creator

657

Source

craftedobjects

Date

2024

Contributor

iain

Language

Romanian

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

416

Alternative Title

Cergă

Date Submitted

02/07/2025

Date Modified

04/07/2025

References

https://www.sapantamaramures.ro/cergile-cresc-copiii-din-sapanta/

Extent

230cm x 160cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,47.9667699419435,23.6999999964607;

Europeana

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

739

Material

Wool dyed with vegetable colours

Natural Cultural

Cultural

Tool

loom (război de țesut) more that 100 years old, reel (crâng/vîrtelniță), carder (rășchitor), sley (sucală), warp (urzoi), spindle (fuse), spinning wheel for a thicker type of wool (drugă/fuior) and after the wool material is hand- sewn together

Place

Săpânța, Maramureș, Romania

Material Source

Locally sourced wool, vegetable colors from local plants like walnut leaves, red onions, privet for black colo

Technique

The weaver uses locally sourced wool in the loom (război de țesut) then the reel (crâng/vîrtelniță), carder (rășchitor), sley (sucală), warp (urzoi), spindle (fuse), spinning wheel for a thicker type of wool (drugă/fuior) and after the wool material is hand- sewn together

Function

These items serve both a functional-utilitarian and a decorative item of the traditional household, it can be used as a blanket, but also as a carpet.

Creation Purpose

In this case the weaver sells these products

Production Quality

The weaver can allocate several days, depending on the complexity to finish a cergă.

Conecept

These items serve both a functional-utilitarian and an informational-aesthetic role.

External ID

CJMM_AR_04

Citation

657, “Wool blanket,” VERAP, accessed July 5, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/740.

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