Salento Housewife in Terracotta

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The Massaia Salentina, the traditional Salento housewife in terracotta, with soft, almost Botero-like curves and the clothes and apron of the old days. Handmade in clay using Salento's traditional craft techniques, 15 cm tall: to display, to give and to collect.

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Data sheet

Manufacturer: SalvinoDeDonatis
Reference: SV-MASSAIA-01
Origin area: Lecce / Salento

Description

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The Salento Housewife in Terracotta

“The grandmother of the house, in the apron she never took off.”

A handmade terracotta figurine of the Salento housewife of the old days: bright colours, curving lines and her spotless white apron.

Handmade Salento clay Made to order

The Massaia Salentina — the Salento housewife — is a classic piece of craftsmanship from Salento, the heel of Italy's boot in Puglia. It portrays the housewife of the old days, with curving, almost Botero-like shapes, wearing the typical clothes and apron of the time. It belongs to our collection of dolls: its bright colours and soft lines make it a lovely piece to display, to give as a gift and to collect.

Let yourself be charmed by her surprised, attentive gaze and by her full skirt just like the ones of the past, partly covered by the spotless white apron that women never took off, from early morning until late at night. A fun figure for the young, and a trip down memory lane for adults, who may recognise the gestures and looks of a grandmother: busy with the housework, or cooking hearty lunches in the big family kitchen.

🤲	Made entirely by hand in clay, using Salento's traditional craft techniques: small imperfections are not flaws, they are the mark of handwork and make every figurine different from the next.

Where to put her

A housewife for every corner of the home

🍳 In the kitchen Her natural place: back by the stove, where she always was.	🛋️ In the living room On a shelf or a sideboard, she brings a little piece of Salento into the house.
🎁 As a gift For anyone who loves Puglia, or who had a grandmother just like her.	🗂️ To collect Next to the other dolls of the collection: she was made for company.

How to order

Two colour patterns, made to order

The Massaia Salentina comes in two colour patterns: just tell us which one you prefer when you place your order.

Like the pumi and the palloncini, the figurine is made to order: once you order, the craftsman starts working on it, and it ships as soon as it is ready.

Product details

Size and features

Material	Terracotta, hand-worked clay
Height	15 cm
Width	11 cm
Weight	600 g
Colours	Two patterns, your choice
Craftsmanship	By hand, using Salento's traditional techniques
Craftsman	Salvino De Donatis
Sale	Made to order