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Barking pot, Greene's Point, Tilting


Descriptive Title	Barking pot, Greene's Point, Tilting
Topic	Objects Knowledge of the land/water and environment Work
Keywords	Barking kettles
Description	A barking kettle or pot, used to boil down the bark from evergreen trees. This created a solution that acted as a preservative for fishing nets and lines, hence the phrase "barking the twine."
Date	1989-08
Collector	Pocius, Gerald L.
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Tilting
Recording Location	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Tilting
Format	Image/jpeg
Extent	2.7 MB
Type	Still Image
Resource Type	Photograph
Identifier	ICHFP00510
Language	Eng
Repository	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. Fogo Island Collection 2007-225
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Central Newfoundland

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