Gibeciere

A gibeciere is a large pouch or small satchel for keeping ready access to small equipment when on the move.

Uses

Hunting (historical)

An 18th century painting by Jean Siméon Chardin shows a gibeciere used as a game (hunting) bag

Hunters using a muzzleloader used a gibeciere for easy access to their gunpowder, wadding, gunflint, and other equipment.

Magic

The Conjurer by Hieronymus Bosch, showing among other things a gibeciere on the performer's waist.

A gibeciere is used by magicians to carry their repertoire, or as a utility device. It is still used in modern times by street magicians to ease transporting props on one's person.

It is commonly held around the performer's waist by a belt, and the pouch commonly rests along the front of the body, just below the waistline.

References

  1. ↑ Diderot, Denis (1751). L’Encyclopédie/1re édition/GIBECIERE  (in French). Paris: Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand – via Wikisource.
  2. ↑ Cramer, Stuart; Willmarth, Phil (October 1984). Bamman, Howard (ed.). "Parade: Stuart Cramer". The Linking Ring. Vol. 64, no. 10. The International Brotherhood of Magicians. pp. 81–82.
  3. ↑ McFalls, E.M. (1997). Cellini - The Royal Touch: A Guide to the Art of Street Magic. Zurich: Magical Classics Verlag. p. 7.