Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1301- 1500. Clay basin made with a potter’s wheel. Spanish Christian Kingdoms, late Middle Ages. Mudéjar (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene, for doing the washing (Spain)
Water “strainer”. Mota del Cuervo, Cuenca, Madrid (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Artefacts for domestic hygiene: washboard
1950-1970. Clay washboard (local name “wash slate”). de los Caballeros, Toledo (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares-UAM.

Water jug decorated by women (Spain)
1960 h. “Luxury” jar. Agost, Alicante (Spain) © Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares- UAM.

Traditional “hot water bottle” (Spain)
Clay bottle, used with hot water to warm the bed or ease a stomachache. Astorga, León (Spain) © AEEH

Water container of mineral, clay (Equatorial Guinea)
1901-1948. Clay jug (Equatorial Guinea) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Afghanistan)
1970. Calabash pot used by nomadic women (Afghanistan) © Museo Nacional Antropología.

Calabash, water container of vegetable origin (Peru)
Before 1986. Yumi, globular container made of calabash. Koribeni, (Peru) © Museo de América.

 Water management: controlling the flow (Spain)
1200. Romanesque tap. Talaverilla, Toledo (Spain) © Museo Arqueológico. Photo, Ángel Martínez Levas

Pads for carrying weight on the head
Matching pads for mother and daughter © Museo de ARtes y tradicones populares-UAM

Pail for hygienic use (Spain)
1924-1933. Imported pail for collecting dirty water, Bing Werke, Nuremberg (Germany) © Museo del Traje.

Personal hygiene: bathtub (Spain)
1880. Seat-tub © Museo del Traje. Photo, Francisco Javier Maza Domingo

Object for hygiene-health: basin (Spain)
1776-1850. Potty or basin, ceramic. Teruel (Spain) © Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas