Since ancient times in Russia, a girl who could manage the housework and knew how to needlework was considered an enviable bride. The high cost of materials, and often the inaccessibility of the necessary things, forced Russian beauties to do incredible things with their own hands.
What is a urinal?
It is not a secret for museum visitors and connoisseurs of ancient traditions that in the houses of residents of both cities and ordinary villages one could see utensils made of clay, wood and bast. To help the hostesses, there were beautiful chests bound with iron and painted with incredible patterns.
In the long winter evenings, girls, married matrons spun wool, linen and wove a fabric from finished yarn. To prevent bundles of wool (lobes) from lying around the room, the beauties folded them into bast baskets, painted with intricate patterns. It was such a basket that was called the "scourge".
Features of use
After reading the paragraph above, many will think they already know what the urinal was used for. But it is not so. Painted bast boxes were not only organizers for storing wool, they were usedcraftswomen to store all weaving and sewing supplies.
Since the spindle and spinning wheel were one of the indicators of the we alth of the bride, they were decorated with beautiful carvings and intricate ornaments. The spinning wheel was an indicator of the we alth of the family. They were given to wives, brides, sisters and mothers. There was a custom when the groom broke the spinning wheel brought from the house of the bride's parents and handed her a new one.
What is a urinal for the inhabitants of Ancient Russia? This is a kind of gift wrapping that can not only show the attitude of a guy towards a girl, but also express his dissatisfaction. So, in one of the collections of the museum complex "Horse Yard" there is a urinal with a commemorative inscription from an offended failed husband.
Lady's Secrets
Urines were made from birch bast. He was hovered, and then bent at the right angle. Merchants and craftsmen involved in painting such goods knew firsthand what a urinal decorated with patterns is.
The cost of one such box was 2-3 kopecks in its original form. In order to earn 1 ruble, the master had to paint up to 80-100 baskets per day.
A beautiful box without a lid was the main attribute of any women's corner. It stored not only expensive devices for processing yarn, but also various little things. Hair comb, ribbons found their home in this box.
So what is a urinal? This is not just a piece of pliable birch bark for beautiful crafts, but also a part of history, the cultural heritage of the Russianpeople.
