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The sieve-makers of Las Majadas

Las Majadas, Serranía Alta, Cuenca

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The sieve-makers of Las Majadas

Historical milestone · Las Majadas, Serranía Alta, Cuenca

Image of Las Majadas, not of the place itself.

In the eighteenth century the town's craftsmen made sieves, hoops, rush seats and kneading troughs that they sold throughout the comarca. It was an indispensable supplement for families who could not live on livestock and woodland alone.

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Photo: Edmundo Sáez (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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