Objects - Alheiras
Description
(...) the oral tradition attributes the confection of the alheiras, known in Bragança as Tabafeias, to the crypto-Jews or new Christians as a way to hide the consumption of pork in the form of smoked sausages.
Private collection of the Mina family, Bragança, 2019
Exhibited in "Os Judeus e Cristãos-Novos de Bragança: Medo e Esperança na Roda Multicultural Transmontana" exhibition, 20 june till 2 november 2019, Museu Abade Baçal, Bragança, Curatorship Marina Pignatelli, CRIA/ISCSP-UL
Location
Bragança
Author
Ideias Emergentes
Proprietary
Coleção Privada