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Paese Quarna

On the lower floor, the ethnographic exhibition is housed. Alongside many objects from the agricultural-pastoral tradition of Quarna, several living environments have been reconstructed.

The 'caset' is the small space where milk and its derivatives were kept cool, showcasing the cramped environment with common items used for collecting milk, rennet, cheese, and butter.

The 'cason' corresponds to a kitchen from the 18th century, containing many everyday items.

Next, there is the 'suér' area, which represents the bedroom of the 19th century, small and low to retain as much human warmth as possible. Here too, numerous objects recall the way of life of our ancestors.

Further on, there is the 'tilér' room. In every house, there was a loom with all the equipment, reflecting the self-sufficient mountain lifestyle, where everything needed for daily life had to be made at home. Hemp and wool were processed, spun, and woven at home, and fabrics and cloths were printed locally.

In another area, we find a reproduction of the 'turnarìa' and the 'bac da lignamér.' Here, there is a pedal lathe and one powered by a watermill. Woodturning developed significantly in Quarna Sotto, where the woods for making wind instruments were worked, but even more so in Quarna Sopra.

In a corner, we find the workbench of the 'ciavatìn' with all the tools of the trade. This documentation holds great significance considering that in the 16th and 17th centuries, about 200 men, just from Quarna Sotto, emigrated practicing the trade of shoemaker. Among the descendants of Giovanni Coppi, who emigrated and settled in Castellania in the first half of the 18th century, we find the cycling champion Fausto Coppi, whose family tree is on display.

Many other objects, work tools, and personal care items are exhibited, including the typical women's costume.

Mostra Quarna Sotto

The ethnographic museum

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