Peasant art in Sweden, Lapland and Iceland . S\ KIOR OF A ^\Vh,Dl-.\ ?:-m Glaus .. I. „?, . 1 carouse, withvis or, (N<- emptying ofre provided .ipper vard-hi -1J c 1 .?? re-i on on wer< ^ Vlagnup 3f awing J-. Liatin texturious of the right iiongst North Foremost is: obsc reverence, namely ration ? also f princes, , by r. fo tht. honour. inking h. tend as d dear i great nrned mseiv - h. a with ale. J witii each other jiinking, by dancing .Is balanced on tticir their drinking mate ?^ in each hand other • unfermented ale. ely description of a t grivcs contrast t. ? At rinking collec
Peasant art in Sweden, Lapland and Iceland . S\ KIOR OF A ^\Vh,Dl-.\ ?:-m Glaus .. I. „?, . 1 carouse, withvis or, (N<- emptying ofre provided .ipper vard-hi -1J c 1 .?? re-i on on wer< ^ Vlagnup 3f awing J-. Liatin texturious of the right iiongst North Foremost is: obsc reverence, namely ration ? also f princes, , by r. fo tht. honour. inking h. tend as d dear i great nrned mseiv - h. a with ale. J witii each other jiinking, by dancing .Is balanced on tticir their drinking mate ?^ in each hand other • unfermented ale. ely description of a t grivcs contrast t. ? At rinking collection c families, afterwards on solemn • saddle ot. From a painting by E. Stenberg SWEDEN—EXTERIOR OF A PEASANTS COTTAGE SWEDEN the outrider at wedding processions and funerals, both the outriderand the guests refreshing themselves out of them on the way. Inthis connection it mav be mentioned that in the Museum there aresome smaller drinking vessels (Nos. 94 to 100, and 231 to 237),also known by the name of horned bowls (kasor). They are ofgreat antiquity, dating back to the 17th century—and often verybeautiful in form and richly carved. The liquors used were almost exclusively ale and spirits (gin).They were brought in sometimes in the high cans mentioned by OlausMagnus, and also in enormous vessels called bowls {hollar). The latter,which not infrequently were ot astounding dimensions, were roundand deep-turned wooden vessels, usually painted red, with figures inblack or striking colours. The peasantry loved to adorn them withrhyming proverbs, which often displayed popular humour, and areinteresting both from a literary and histor
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