Rattle This month, we commemorate livestock farming by exhibiting an object from the herding subcollection. We present another of the rattles from our museum collection. The rattle on display was placed around the necks of cattle. This object is cylindrical in shape with an arched handle at the top where the chain passed, suspending it […]
Basket At the beginning of 2024, we are exhibiting an object related to agricultural activities. It is an esparto grass basket used to wash wheat in the river before milling. The basket on display is made of strips of braided fibers, sewn together, forming a cylindrical basket with two handles at the edge. Material: Esparto […]
EstanqueiraBread has been a staple of the Alentejo diet since time immemorial. Luz is a village where bread has been made for many years. For these reasons, we take advantage of the month of December to highlight an object associated with breadmaking: the estanqueira (perhaps a regional linguistic expression) that was used to store yeast. […]
Chest This month we showcase a piece of furniture that has been a staple in Luz homes for decades. It’s a chest, also known as a trunk due to its curved top. This rectangular chest was used to store clothes. Material: Wood and Metal Height: 38 cm Width: 45 cm Length: 71 cm 20th Century […]
Hand Saw In October we exhibited an object associated with the activity of the abegão, the craftsman who built agricultural implements. This is a hand saw used to saw logs lengthwise. This hand saw consists of a steel blade with triangular teeth inclined in one direction mounted in the middle of a rectangular frame, […]
In September, we honor the art of sewing and exhibit a basket associated with this activity. Today, similar objects are still used primarily by women and young women who dedicate themselves to this activity in their free time. It is a basket made of peeled olive wicker, using the crisscross and braid technique, in a […]
In August, we exhibit a corna, an object from the Museu da Luz’s museum collection. The corna was used to carry snacks of meat, olives, etc. It is a section of a bull’s horn with cork tops, engraved with the letters CF and the date 1927. Material: Bull’s Horn Length: 25 cm Diameter: 22 cm […]
Basket We took advantage of the month of July to exhibit one of the baskets that are part of the Museu da Luz museum collection. This basket is smaller than others in our collection and was used for various agricultural tasks. It is an object made of olive wicker using the crisscross technique, cylindrical, with […]
June’s Object of the Month: Cossoiro During the month in which the European Archaeology Conferences are held, the Museu da Luz is exhibiting one of the objects from its archaeological collection. It is a cossoiro from Lousa Castle, a Roman archaeological site currently submerged by the waters of the Alqueva Reservoir. Cossoiros were often used […]
Disposable materials, whether plastic or similar, only arrived in Luz at the end of the 20th century. Therefore, objects were made from more resistant and sustainable materials, like the one we’re exhibiting this month. This is a clay colander used to drain food. The object is made of glazed clay, with a truncated cone-shaped body […]