Sõel, large tamis tressé et rapiécé, Estonie (fin du XVIIIe / XIXe siècle)..Sõel, large peasant repaired sieve, Estonia (late 18th / 19th century)

This Estonian folk art sieve is made of split and bound birch strips with a vegetable fiber bottom woven into a ribbon pattern. It has intricate repairs reminiscent of Japanese sashiko and boro techniques. Used for sieving flour and other foods in rural Estonia.

• The description claims the sieve is used for sieving flour and other foods.