In the 1950s, when Irmgard Bures designed this rowan brooch, coral was very fashionable and matched the exact colours of the orange-red berry. Nowadays the use of this organic material is restricted to protect the wildlife.
ROSACEAE Sorbus Aucuparia or the rowan tree can be found in a variety of habitats. This shrub or tree is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, and it endures cold. The pinnate leaves and the dense corymbs of creamy white flowers are typical, but the tree is mostly known for its fruit. The pome, or berry, is a traditional wild-collected food.
To the Celts, the rowan was a sacred tree.
’Rowan’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘runa’, meaning ‘wizard’. ‘Aucuparia’ is derived from the Latin ‘aucupor’, meaning bird catching. The berry of the rowan tree is soft, juicy and thus very popular among birds.
Oh rowan tree, oh rowan tree,
Thou’lt aye be dear to me,
Entwined thou art wi mony ties,
O’ hame and infancy.
Thy leaves were aye the first o’ spring,
Thy flow’rs the simmer’s pride;
There was nae sic a bonny tree
In a’ the countrieside
Oh rowan tree.
How fair wert thou in simmer time,
Wi’ a’ thy clusters white
How rich and gay thy autumn dress,
Wi’ berries red and bright.
On thy fair stem were many names,
Which now nae mair I see,
But they’re engraven on my heart.
Forgot they ne’er can be!
Oh rowan tree.
We sat aneath thy spreading shade,
The bairnies round thee ran,
They pu’d thy bonny berries red,
And necklaces they strang…
Lyrics by Carolina Oliphant, 1822
Katika miaka ya 1950, wakati Irmgard Burress alibuni brooch hii ya rowan, matumbawe yalikuwa ya mtindo sana na yalifanana na rangi halisi ya berry ya rangi ya machungwa. Siku hizi matumizi ya nyenzo hii ya kikaboni yamepunguzwa ili kulinda wanyama-pori. ROSACEA Sorbus aucuparia ni mti wa aina ya rowan ambao unapatikana katika maeneo mbalimbali. Mti huo huvumilia hali mbalimbali za udongo, na huvumilia baridi. Majani yake yenye ncha na maua yake meupe yenye rangi ya krimu ni ya kawaida, lakini mti huo unajulikana hasa kwa matunda yake. Pome, au berry, ni chakula cha kitamaduni kinachokusanywa katika mazingira ya porini. Kwa Wakelti, mti huo ulikuwa mtakatifu. <unk>Rowan<unk> hutokana na neno la Kisanskrit <unk>runa<unk>, linalomaanisha <unk>mchawi<unk>. "Aucuparia" linatokana na neno la Kilatini "aucupor", linalomaanisha kuvua ndege. Tunda la mti wa rowan ni laini, lenye maji mengi na hivyo ni maarufu sana miongoni mwa ndege. Oh rowan mti, oh rowan mti, Wewe <unk>lt aye kuwa mpenzi kwangu, Entwined wewe ni na mahusiano mony, O <unk> hame na utoto. Majani yako yalikuwa ndiyo ya kwanza ya masika, maua yako ndiyo ya fahari ya simmer; Hakukuwa na mti mzuri katika mti wa rowan wa mashambani. Jinsi wewe ni haki katika wakati simmer, Wi a makundi yako nyeupe Jinsi tajiri na furaha nguo yako vuli, Wi berries nyekundu na mkali. Kwenye shina lako zuri kulikuwa na majina mengi, ambayo sasa nae mair naona, lakini yamechongwa kwenye moyo wangu. Kusahau wao neer inaweza kuwa! Oh mti wa rowan. Tuliketi chini ya kivuli chako kinachopanuka, Watoto wakakujia wakakimbia, Walikuwa wamepaka matunda yako mazuri rangi nyekundu, Na mikanda waliyozitundika...