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Cradle from Szalafő

cradle

Period of usage: to 1911

Portable, foot-operated cradle made of unpainted wood. On the head and footrests there are holes. These holes were used as handles when the child was carried when the parents went to work on the lands. The child was resting there – as far as the swathing let him/her to do that – while the parents were working. This way, the mother did not have to go home to feed the baby.

Information on digitization

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Materials and techniques

wooden

Name of site

Szalafő

Other settlement names

Szalafei, Szalafej, Szalafy, Salafej

Dimensions of the object (H/W/D)

92 cm / 37 cm / 43,5 cm

Specialist description

Festetlen fából készült, lábbal ringatható, hordozható bölcső. A fej és lábtámlának kézfej szélességű rész van kivágva. Ennél fogva vitték ki a kisgyermeket a „főd végibe”. Ott levegőzött addig – már amennyiben azt a pólya engedte – míg a szülei dolgoztak. Így az édesanyának nem kellett hazamennie a gyerek táplálása miatt sem.

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

Dr. Batthyány-Strattmann László Múzeum N.61.45.3

File name

SM_112_A_0003.jpg; SM_112_A_0004.jpg; SM_112_A_0005.jpg;

Resolution

300 dpi; 300 dpi; 300 dpi

Restrictions on use

Korlátozott

Date of documentation

2020-03-24

Person documenting

Bebes Árpád

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