036 - Copper cooking pot

INDISPENSABLE UTENSIL in the traditional Mani household, used in the preparation of the daily meal. Its shape is cylindrical and has a dome-shaped lid with a handle on top. Cooking pots were placed on a trivet, a metal tripod, over the fire. Sometimes they used to hang the pot with a chain, called “kremastala” or “kremastalysi”, over the fire in the fireplace, which was called “fotogonia”. Cooking pots had a tin plate inside, in order to prevent food poisoning and that is why they were often given to tinsmiths, who were strΕΕΤ craftsmen specialized in tinning, along with other daily utensils. This particular utensil belonged to the grandmother of the donor, Triantafylli Michalakakos.

Donors: Elisavet Kalyviti