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pop.gun.jpg
Pop-gun, in wood, having end of piston shredded to fit tube tightly.

tally.jpg
Notched wooden stick used by bakers in counting out loaves of bread

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collar.jpg
Iron collar to protect dogs from wolves.

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muzzle.jpg
Iron muzzle, half circle with 6 u-shaped spikes. For calves, to make cow kick when they suck and so wean them by force. All over Albania.

spoon.jpg
Spoon in wood, handle carved with design of animal (fish?). Made by monks on Mount Athos, Greece.

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Spoon, engraved with floral and geometrical designs, in beech wood. From the Pindus Mountains, Greece.

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Spoon, engraved with figure of double-headed eagle and human face, in boxwood. Made in prison at Corfu, Macedonia.

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bowl.jpg
Beech wood bowl, used by travellers for holding cheese

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spindl.whorl.jpg
Spindle whorl, decorated with floral and geometric designs, and figures of birds, in boxwood. Used in spinning.

reaping glove.jpg
Wooden 'reaping hand' used when shearing with a hook. Colour: brown. Shape: pin, narrow wing, 4 holes, oval.
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