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Flax-comb from Apátistvánfalva

flax-comb

20th century

A wooden base with handle, with two rows of wrought iron nails at the end, with which the flax seed was pulled off the top of the plant. In Hungary it was used only in the westernmost part of Transdanubia. It is widespread among Slovenians.

Information on digitization

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Materials and techniques

wooden, metal

Name of site

Apátistvánfalva/Števanovci

Other settlement names

Istvánfalu, Istvánfalva, Balázsfalva, Stephelsdorff, Stephanovczy, Ischtwánfalu, Stephansdorf, Istvanfalu, Stepheldorf, Stephanovczy, Stefansdorf, Stefelsdorf

Dimensions of the object (H/W/D)

48 cm / 26,6 cm / 6,6 cm

Labels and indication marks

1896 Bedi F

Specialist description

Apátistvánfalva

Name of institution or personage holding object; identification number of object

Pável Ágoston Helytörténeti és Szlovén Nemzetiségi Gyűjtemény, Szentgotthárd 83.12.3

Written sources

Szolnoky Lajos: Népi lenfeldolgozó eljárások a Dunántúlon. Néprajzi Közlemények, 1956.

File name

SM_002_A_0002.jpg

Resolution

300 dpi

Restrictions on use

Korlátozott

Date of documentation

2019-09-16

Person documenting

dr. Horváth Sándor

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