Jug on the head II

Unique piece hand embroidered on fabric and paper.

Collection "Other issues and a used book" 2024

Size 19 x 19 cm framed 40 x 32 cm

VAT not included

Jars on the head

We are so used to having nothing to do other than turn on the tap to get water and have the opportunity to choose whether you want it hot or cold that we have a hard time thinking about the thousands of years in which this luxury did not exist. Water was an absolutely essential resource that people had to go look for wherever it was: a spring, a river, a well or a fountain. It was not only necessary for drinking but also for cooking, washing, washing or putting out a fire. Today, pots are still worn on the head in many places that lack running water such as Eritrea, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Angola, Chad. Be grateful for simple things like a shower of water in the morning, be grateful for simple things that life gives us