TY - JOUR
T1 - The willow (Salix sp.) toothpicks from the Cistercian Monastery of Lorvão (Penacova, Portugal)
AU - Carvalho, Luís
AU - Fernandes, Francisca Maria
AU - Nozes, Ana Paula
AU - Figueira, Ana Paula
AU - Albuquerque, Sara
AU - Silva, Paula
AU - Nunes, Maria de Fátima
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04209%2F2020/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04209%2F2020/PT#
UIDB/04209/2020
UIDP/04209/2020
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In Portugal, the tradition of handmade white willow (Salix alba L.) toothpicks began in the Cistercian Monastery of Lorvão (Penacova), in an uncertain date during the 17th century. After the suppression of all monastic orders (1834), people from Lorvão continued this craft and, later, this parish became the main Portuguese center of the toothpick industry, an activity that still flourishes today. Handmade toothpicks, following ancient methods, are now made as a cultural symbol of the Penacova region.
AB - In Portugal, the tradition of handmade white willow (Salix alba L.) toothpicks began in the Cistercian Monastery of Lorvão (Penacova), in an uncertain date during the 17th century. After the suppression of all monastic orders (1834), people from Lorvão continued this craft and, later, this parish became the main Portuguese center of the toothpick industry, an activity that still flourishes today. Handmade toothpicks, following ancient methods, are now made as a cultural symbol of the Penacova region.
KW - Willow wood
KW - Toothpicks
KW - Monastery traditions
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.28.49.1-17
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.28.49.1-17
M3 - Article
SN - 1547-3465
VL - 28
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Ethnobotany Research and Applications
JF - Ethnobotany Research and Applications
M1 - 49
ER -