LU CUSCINILLE

Lu "cuscinille". This object is rarely found nowadays but was very common in ancient times. It is basically the forerunner of the modern lunch box and was used by peasants to carry their snacks for their morning break during their work in the fields. The actual lunch instead was carried in a similar, only larger hamper. This object, here shown in an adaptation as a sewing necessaire, is the subject of a famous tale ("The tale of the hamper") - quoted in a slightly different interpretation in our website dictionary under the word "gné".
 
         
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