Inventory | Ethnography | Setaccio per castagne
- Common name
- Chestnut sieve
- Dialect name
- val
- Material
- rushes
Description
Used during the fall months, the chestnut sieve was used to separate chestnuts from the husk and pomace. Farmers used it in the fields or valleys, shaking it to remove the useless parts from the chestnuts, which were then collected for use or storage.
Use
- Areas of use
- agro-sylvo-pastoral activities
- Specific use
- chestnut harvesting
- Craft
- farmer
Preserved specimen
sieve-like container, with a circular base and ambi edges, with a reed fabric.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00494
