Wine carafe made of wicker

Wine carafe made of wicker
1945 h. Xarra de bimbio Wicker carafe. Chantada, Lugo (Spain)  © Museo del Traje

Wine carafe made of wicker

Typical wine jug traditionally used in Galicia; it has a wooden base, on which the main body sits, made with interwoven strips (probably oak), into which wicker -bimbio in Gallego- strips are woven tightly. The inside is waterproofed with pitch.

Photo, David Serrano Pascual