What is
The newborn's crib. In Mallorca they say bres [bɾə́s], not bressol (DCVB). Bressol is the general Catalan form, without a Mallorcan brand.
How is
- Small wooden or vimen (wicker) box on two curved feet that make it rock (DCVB).
- High sides or bars; sometimes hood.
- Measurements: without documented Majorcan data (to be verified).
How is fa
- Wood beams: village fuster, pine; curved feet cut from board.
- Bres de vimen: the cistellero (see espart-i-cistelleria ; Mimbrería Vidal ).
Com s'usa
- Next to the parents' bed; rocks with your foot while working.
- Passes from son to son and from house to house.
Vocabulary
- bres: cradle (Mall.).
- bressol: cradle (general form).
- bressolar: rock (general form; check Majorcan usage).
- bres emprat, arraconat: saying from Palma (DCVB): the used crib is put into a corner.
History
-c . 1181: first dated citation of bressol (DCVB, non-majorcan).
- 19th-20th centuries: wooden and wicker doors in village houses (to verify specimens).
On veure'n
- Museu de Mallorca, Etnològica Section (Wall) : Mallorcan bedroom (to be verified).
- Vidal wicker (Palma): current wicker.
Why is it design
- The swing resolved with a curve, like the see-saw .
- Object that circulates: it is lent, it is inherited, it is cornered and it comes back.
For the project
- Piece: vimen or pine trees with a cistern and a fuster; product with birth story.
- Files: cadira-paridora , llit , covo-i-paner .
Frequently asked questions
What is Bres (bressol)?
The newborn's crib. In Mallorca they say bres [bɾə́s], not bressol (DCVB). Bressol is the general Catalan form, without a Mallorcan brand.
What are the traditional words for Bres (bressol)?
Some words: bres, bres emprat, arraconat, bressol, bressolar.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.