Bath broom (Russian: банный веник, IPA: [ˈbanːɨj ˈvʲenʲɪk]; Finnish: vasta or vihta; Estonian: viht; Lithuanian: vanta) is a besom, or broom, used for bathing in saunas, such as Russian banyas.[2]
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Bath whisk - vasta
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Gallery
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Boris Kustodiyev, Russian Venus (1925–1926)
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Finnish birch vihta
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a public banya (1760s)
See also
References
- ^ Koch, Eric (1967-07-05). "Helsinkiläinen sauna" [In the Finnish sauna. Beating with birch branches]. National Archives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). hdl:10648/ab1e6406-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "History of Dry Russian Sauna". Chicago Sweatlodge. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
Further reading
- Всё О Бане. Banya Reference Guide