VTG WOOD BOWL WOODEN DISH CREPE MYRTLE BURL FOLK MODERN ARTS & CRAFTS PRIMITIVE

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VTG WOOD BOWL WOODEN DISH CREPE MYRTLE BURL FOLK MODERN ARTS & CRAFTS PRIMITIVE:
$32.10

OLD WOOD BOWL WOODEN DISH CREPE MYRTLE FOLK ART CRAFTS

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A UNIQUE HAND CRAFTED WOODEN BOWL.

MADE OF MYRTLEWOOD

CUT FROM THE TRUNK OF A VERY OLD TREE

HAND HEWNED / TURNED.

UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS TURNING FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN SEMI-HARD WOOD. THE FOLK ART MEASURES ABOUT 10\" WIDE BY 4\" HIGH. IT HAS A LIP THAT PROTRUDES ABOUT 1/2\" AROUND THE RIM. WONDERFUL PATENA. GREAT PRIMITIVE LOOK AND FEEL.

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ESTIMATEDCIRCA 1960

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The Myrtle (Myrtus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are entire, 3-5 cm long, with a fragrant essential oil. The star-like flowers have five petals and sepals, and numerous stamens. Petals are usually white. The fruits are globose blue-black berries containing several seeds. The flowers are pollinated by insects, and the seeds dispersed by birds that feed on the berries.

The Common Myrtle Myrtus communis, also called True Myrtle, is widespread in the Mediterranean region and is commonly cultivated. The other species, Saharan Myrtle M. nivellei, is restricted to the Tassili n\'Ajjer mountains in southern Algeria and the Tibesti Mountains in Chad, where it occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland near the centre of the Sahara Desert; it is listed as an endangered species. However, some botanists are not convinced that M. nivellei is sufficiently distinct to be treated as a separate species.

Modern uses
Myrtle is cultivated as an ornamental garden shrub, particularly for its numerous flowers in later summer. It may be clipped to form a hedge.

It is used in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to produce an aromatic liqueur called \"Mirto\"\' by macerating it in alcohol. It is known as one of the national drinks of Sardinia. There are two varieties of this drink: the \"Mirto Rosso\" (red) produced by macerating the berries, and the \"Mirto Bianco\" (white) produced from the leaves.

Uses in myth and ritual
In Greek mythology and ritual the myrtle was sacred to the goddesses Aphrodite and also Demeter: Artemidorus asserts that in interpreting dreams “a myrtle garland signifies the same as an olive garland, except that it is especially auspicious for farmers because of Demeter and for women because of Aphrodite. For the plant is sacred to both goddesses.” Pausanias explains that one of the Graces in the sanctuary at Elis holds a myrtle branch because “the rose and the myrtle are sacred to Aphrodite and connected with the story of Adonis, while the Graces are of all deities the nearest related to Aphrodite.” Myrtle is the garland of Iacchus, according to Aristophanes, and of the victors at the Theban Iolaea, held in honour of the Theban hero Iolaus.

In Rome, Virgil explains that “the poplar is most dear to Alcides, the vine to Bacchus, the myrtle to lovely Venus, and his own laurel to Phoebus.” At the Veneralia, women bathed wearing crowns woven of myrtle branches, and myrtle was used in wedding rituals

In pagan and wicca rituals, myrtle is commonly associated with and sacred to Beltane (May Day).

In Jewish liturgy, it is one of the four sacred plants of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Three branches are held by the worshippers along with a citron, a palm leaf, and two willow branches. In Jewish mysticism, the myrtle represents the phallic, masculine force at work in the universe. For this reason myrtle branches were sometimes given the bridegroom as he entered the nuptial chamber after a wedding (Tos. Sotah 15:8; Ketubot 17a). Myrtles are both the symbol and scent of Eden (BhM II: 52; Sefer ha-Hezyonot 17). The Hechalot text Merkavah Rabbah requires one to suck on a myrtle leaves as an element of a theurgic ritual. Kabbalists link myrtle to the sefirah of Tiferet and use sprigs in their Shabbat (especially Havdalah) rites to draw down its harmonizing power as the week is initiated (Shab. 33a; Zohar Chadash, SoS, 64d; Sha’ar ha-Kavvanot, 2, pp. 73-76).

Ancient medicinal uses
\"The myrtle occupies a prominent place in the writings of Hippocrates, Pliny, Dioscorides, Galen, and the Arabian writers\"--Pharmacographia Indica 1891 edition, London.

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