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Pocket sundial, Velika planina, cca 1935

Novica
A pocket sundial has been preserved in Vlasto Kopač's collection on the great mountain pastoral heritage. It was made by Jurij Humar, the father of Jožefa Humar, who was also a folk artist, but she also made these watches, door handles, etc. For shepherds, time was not so important, but they ...

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Magic knife, around 1930s, Velika planina

Novica
The magic knife has a special power in the treatment of sprains and fertilized hooves of cattle. With a specially decorated knife (nine crosses and nine crescents), the shepherd cut the grass around the injured leg of the animal and hung it on a stake. When it dried, the animal recovered. The ...

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Shepherd's shoes, around 1950

Novica
Shepherd's shoes are from wood, mostly maple, on Velika planina, with a distinctive knit upper made of larch wood (later replaced by leather). The sole was protected with nails for safer walking. It is believed that the nails appeared around 16-17 century. They are often found as archaeological ...

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Incredible Mountains: Na planincah luštno biti ... Alpine pearl beyond compare

Razstave
Incredible Mountains Joint project of six museums of the Gorenjska region: Slovenian Alpine Museum, Beekeeping Museum, Tržič museum, Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik, Gorenjska Museum and the Museum of Škofja Loka. Each museum presented its own story, heritage, people, nature, surpluses etc. ...

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Torila, wood, 20th century

Novica
Torila are wooden round dishes for draining cheese. They were made of one piece of wood (maple, pear, black hornbeam, etc.), extruded or exfoliated with slightly outwardly inclined edges. At the bottom there are various symbols in addition to the holes for draining the liquid, such as the crosses, ...

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Seals for salted cheese »trnič«, Velika planina, first half of the 20th century

Novica
The fonts are elongated wooden seals with engraved symbols and ornaments. With them, the herdsmen were pushed into a trunk, a special type of strongly salted cheese, which they shaped into clumps similar to onions and above pointed. Still fresh cheese was decorated with a print of wooden seals. ...

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Ethnological collection

Stran
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Calendar of events - March 2024

Dogodki
Museum - Zaprice Castle, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m Guided tour of museum exhibitions and discussion about the work of a museum curator During the Month of Culture for students, we invite you to a free tour and presentation of museum cases with materials for an ...

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