Cuscino usato per appoggiare il neonato maschio durante la circoncisione.
Traduzioni
Ebraicoכרית לברית המילה
IngleseCircumcision pillow
TedescoBeschneidungskissen
RussoПодушка для обрезания
FranceseCoussin de circoncision
OlandeseBesnijdeniskussen
CecoObřízkový polštář
UnghereseKörülmetélési párna
SpagnoloAlmohada de circuncisión
GrecoΜαξιλάρι για την περιτομή
PolaccoPoduszka do obrzezania
Araboوسادة الختان
Yiddishקישן פֿאַר ברית־מילה
LadinoKavesal de biri
Bibliografia
Esther Juhasz: Sephardi Jews in The Ottoman Empire. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1989, p. 262-267.
Informazioni sull'immagine
Lengnau, Switzerland, 1732. Linen embroidered with green, yellow and blue silk and interwoven with silver threads, 64,5 x 67,5 cm. Jewish Museum of Switzerland, Basel. Photo : Dieter Hofer
Randegg, Germany, 1840-1860. Wood covered with leather, bands, 58 x 24 cm. Jewish Museum of Switzerland, Basel. Photo: Dieter Hofer