What is
Container made of wooden staves to carry grapes or wine from the vineyard to the cup; also fruit, water or land (DCVB, or., occ., val., bal.).
How is
- Inverted cone trunk: taller than wide, narrower below.
- Oval mouth and bottom, sometimes round.
- Two side handles on the top (DCVB).
- Iron or wooden hoops (to verify in Mallorcan pieces).
How is fa
- Cooperage: curved staves fitted with hoops (see congrenyada boot ).
Com s'usa
- It is filled in the vineyard; two bearers ride on the beast's back, one on each side, or in the chariot (DCVB).
- He overturns on the canyís of the cup .
- Also sales measure: «figues de cofí, que van dotze quartos la carrier» (Vilanova, DCVB sv quarto; Catalan data).
Vocabulary
- carrier - bears vintage.
- carrier (Binissalem) — swing, swing board (DCVB).
- «Ploure a carriers» — rain in torrents.
- carrier (ant.) — box with handles and lock for travel.
History
- 1299: "meter bagots ni venema rotda in the carriers" is prohibited (DCVB).
- 1388: "duas carriers clausas" and "quinque paria carriers" in BSAL (DCVB) documents: transport boxes in Mallorca.
- 20th century: plastic boxes replaced it (to verify).
On veure'n
- Antique cellars and vintage festivals in Binissalem (to check the pieces on display).
Why is it design
- Form that empties itself: the inverted cone tips over with one blow.
- Oval: fits the side of the beast.
- Pair: designed to go two by two, in balance.
For the project
- Family "recipients in pairs": carrier, sàrria , garniments .
- The meaning of Binissalem (swing) as a play on words in a piece.
Frequently asked questions
What is Portadora (grape-carrying tub)?
Container made of wooden staves to carry grapes or wine from the vineyard to the cup; also fruit, water or land (DCVB, or., occ., val., bal.).
What are the traditional words for Portadora (grape-carrying tub)?
Some words: portadora, «Ploure a portadores».
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.