_Fairies' Handbar:_
Fairies' Handbar A handbar, used for carrying fish either wet from the _"waterhorse"_ to the flake or dry from the flake to the storage area, consisted simply of two poles having a number of boards, perhaps eight or ten, nailed across them in the central portion thus: Children playing...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/25418 |
| Summary: | Fairies' Handbar A handbar, used for carrying fish either wet from the _"waterhorse"_ to the flake or dry from the flake to the storage area, consisted simply of two poles having a number of boards, perhaps eight or ten, nailed across them in the central portion thus: Children playing on the beach often came across something very similar in form in the kelp or seaweed. It had little seaweed "bars" for handles and the central portion [reverse] was sort of puffed out seaweek forming a pocket corresponding to the horizontal boards which implement they were accustomed to see used on the fishing premises. My aunt and her childhood friends referred to this seaweed form in this manner. Children of my generation did not use the term. FEB 24 1970 DICT CEN. DNE-cit [check] [check] Not used Used I Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Continued on reverse of card, image file F_13078. Illustration on card. |
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