WOOD WASHBASINGS IN THE CITY OF SABARÁ, MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

This article aims to present the comparative morphological analysis of the wooden washbasins found in the Church of Our Lady of Conception and in the Chapel of Saint Antony of Pompéu, in the city of Sabará, Minas Gerais. The rare existence of this type of liturgical- ornamental piece with wooden support in Minas Gerais makes the objects of this study important pieces for understanding the production of washbasins in eighteenth-century churches in Minas Gerais, in contrast to the Catholic Church's instructions for making them. The methodology used considers visits to temples, photographic records, identification of the main lines of the composition, identification of the morphological structure and the functioning of the washbasins.