A castiñeira - Ourense, Galicia, España - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"In 2001 the sculptor Xosé Cid made this piece, a reminder of one of the traditional trades that is most associated with the city. Here the tribute is twofold. On the one hand, chestnuts, an essential food in the traditional diet of rural and inland Galicia, and to which Ourense dedicates one of the main dates of its festive cycle, the Magosto. On the other, to the work of women: chestnut, milk or rianxeiras (market vendors) ... so often invisible.

Today it is still possible to find chestnut stalls in the streets, whose delicious aroma permeates the autumn days."

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It is a realistic iron piece of natural size with a realistic ripples of clothing fabrics. The cubes, the chestnuts and the fire, make them say: eat me.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: A Castiñeira Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Xosé Cid Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2001 Materials used: bronze Location: St. Lazarus Park

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