What is
Two sister pieces that should not be confused:
- Ribella (Majorcan form of llibrella): in Mallorca, the basin or basin for washing hands and face (DCVB, Mall.; Coll Conesa 2020: "the basin for washing is called llibrella or ribella"). Also, in Mallorca and Menorca, the flat container for the needs of the patient who does not get up (DCVB).
- Ribell (Majorcan form of llibrell): the lebrillo, a kitchen clay basin for scrubbing, kneading, mixing and, during slaughter, collecting the blood.
How is
- Ribella: dish-shaped with relatively high edges, wider above than below; clay, metal or glass (DCVB).
- Ribell: open truncated conical vessel, with a thickened edge, wider than tall; lead glaze inside; in various sizes (Coll Conesa 2020; DCVB).
- Gibrell amb brec: ribell with a beak, for the blood of the slaughter.
- Trespeus: in Mallorca, three-legged foot that supports the ribella as a sink (DCVB, sv trespeus, Empordà and Mall.).
How is fa
- Turned in the gerreries and olleries (Pòrtol, Sa Cabaneta, Consell) and glazed inside.
- Potters from Consell went to Sa Teulera de Sóller to turn gerres, gibrells and cossis with the tile clay (Coll Conesa 2020).
- Current production in Pòrtol: to be verified (basins are sold, but the ribella-basin is not listed).
Com s'usa
- Ribella: in the bedroom, on his trespeus, with the water from the ewer; Daily grooming before running water.
- Ribell: drain (wash) dishes, graze, mix; feeder in the pigsties; in the slaughters, collect the blood (Coll Conesa 2020).
- Broken, they were repaired with lances such as olles and alfàbies.
Vocabulary
- ribella / llibrella / gibrella: basin; in Mallorca, ribella.
- ribell / llibrell / gibrell: lebrillo; in Mallorca, ribell.
- gibrell amb brec: basin with a beak for the blood of the slaughter.
- trespeus: in Mallorca, three-legged foot of the sink.
- escurar: wash the dishes.
- ribelleta / ribellona: diminutive / augmentative (DCVB).
History
- 1412: "a large melica booklet" (DCVB, doc. from Santa Coloma de Queralt).
- 1523: "una bassina gran de aram ab trespeus" (DCVB, sv trespeus).
- 1546: "a great envernissada gibrella" (Alòs, cited in the DCVB).
- 1970: Baltasar Coll remembers those from Pòrtol and Sa Cabaneta selling ribells at the Llucmajor fair (IV Jornades de Marratxí).
- 20th century: running water and the enameled sink remove the ribella; the ribell resists in the slaughter.
On veure'n
- Museu de Mallorca, Secció Etnològica (Wall) : bedroom and kitchen furnished in Mallorcan style.
- Fang Museum (Sa Cabaneta) .
- Fira del Fang and Pòrtol olleries for the ribell.
Why is it design
- Truncated conical shape: stacks, cleans in one fell swoop and does not tip over.
- Glazing only where it is necessary: inside, for water and grease.
- One form, many uses: the same ribell washes, kneads and collects blood.
- Minimal furniture: the ribella on a wooden trespeus is an entire bathroom.
For the project
- Piece: contemporary sink (ribella + trespeus) with a Pòrtol oller and a fuster or ferrer.
- Atlas: the ribell in the slaughter as a living object of domestic culture.
- Trade: ceramics-i-gerreria . Files: cossi-i-bugada , poal-i-cadufos , safareig .
Frequently asked questions
What is Ribella i ribell?
Two sister pieces that should not be confused:
What are the traditional words for Ribella i ribell?
Some words: escurar, gibrell amb brec, ribell / llibrell / gibrell, ribella / llibrella / gibrella, ribelleta / ribellona, trespeus.
Sources
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=llibrella
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=llibrell
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=trespeus
- contents.idi.es/images/documents/Catalogo_XII_Jornadas_Baleares_20.pdf
- marratxi.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Web-IV-Jornades.pdf
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.