Ladle
Ladle
Producer
Madoš Ondrej
SKU
26519177
Techniques
carving (surface finishing), engraving, woodcarving
Material
metal, wood
Craft
wood craft, woodcarving
Dimensions
črpák: height = 14.5 cm putera: height = 7.0 cm putera: diameter = 7.5 cm
About product
Shepherd’s drinking vessel. It has a cylindrical body that tapers slightly upwards with an inset bottom. At its upper edge, there is a massive flat, ornately profiled handle attached to the body at the lower part by a decorative engraved brass strip. The top part of the handle is decorated with a seated male figure playing a fujara (fujara is broken) and in front of him, a miniature figure (with broken arms) dancing the kozáčik. The bottom part of the handle is carved in the shape of a stylized sheep.
Woodcarver, musician, storyteller, shepherd used to make sheepherder’s dishes – ladles and bowls also from spruce burls, fujaras, whistles from basswood, but also from cherry wood, agate, maple, as he used to say and it’s true –...
