Memorial University DAI: Fish flakes on the Back of the Beach

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Fish flakes on the Back of the Beach


Descriptive Title	Fish flakes on the Back of the Beach
Category	Objects Work Food
Topic	Cod fishing Commercial fishing Drying (Food preservation) Fishing Salt-curing
Keywords	Cod Codfish Fishing stages Fish processing Flakes
Description	During the salt cod fishery, split and cleaned fish was left in salt bulk for two weeks and then spread to dry on flakes built on the Back of the Beach. Women and children were responsible for spreading and turning the fish.
Date	1930
Collector	Branch Cultural Historical Association
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch--The Gut
Notes	Once dry, salt cod was culled separated into different qualities then packed and sold to fish merchants.
Format	Image/jpeg
Type	Still Image
Resource Type	Photograph
Language	Eng
Source	Cyril Nash personal photo collection
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Avalon

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