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 739 Material Wool dyed with vegetable colours Natural Cultural Cultural 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 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 Material Source Locally sourced wool, vegetable colors from local plants like walnut leaves, red onions, privet for black colo Conecept These items serve both a functional-utilitarian and an informational-aesthetic role. Production Quality The weaver can allocate several days, depending on the complexity to finish a cergă. External ID CJMM_AR_04 Field Worker Noemi Ganea 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 The town or city Săpânța, Maramureș, Romania 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 Wool blanket Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 657 Language A language of the resource Romanian Extent The size or duration of the resource. 230cm x 160cm x cm Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 416 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived craftedobjects References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://www.sapantamaramures.ro/cergile-cresc-copiii-din-sapanta/ 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). 02/07/2025 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Cergă Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,47.9667699419435,23.6999999964607; Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 04/07/2025 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT