Wrigglin' fence

This short film, directed by Newfoundland artist Don Wright, follows the Paddy Brothers of Port Kirwan, Newfoundland, as they build a traditional 'wrigglin' or riddle fence around their garden patch. The wooden fence is made with posts and three rails with young spruce branches laced verti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension Service (Producer)
Other Authors: Wright, Don, 1931-1988 (Director); Squires, Nels (Videographer); Coffin, Randy (Sound designer);, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
Format: Moving Image (Video)
Language:English
Published: MUN Extension Service 1977
Subjects:
Wooden fences > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/466
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Summary:This short film, directed by Newfoundland artist Don Wright, follows the Paddy Brothers of Port Kirwan, Newfoundland, as they build a traditional 'wrigglin' or riddle fence around their garden patch. The wooden fence is made with posts and three rails with young spruce branches laced vertically on the rails in a basket-weave pattern "Special thanks to the Paddy brothers of Port Kerwin [i.e. Kirwan], Newfoundland."

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