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Coll de tords (thrush net-hunting)

At a glance

The hunting of the coll thrush, typical of Mallorca.

Objects and tools
Traditional Mallorcan object
Words
coll, embarriolat, filats d'abeurada, filats de coll, taleca, tord
Events
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What is

The hunting of the coll thrush, typical of Mallorca.

  • Coll: narrow passage between two trees where thrushes pass at dawn and dusk, and where the hunter sets his nets (DCVB, Mall.).
  • Filats de coll: the large triangular net for hunting coll (DCVB, Mall.). In Mallorca filats is said in plural even if it is a single network, and only for hunting nets.

How is

  • Filats: fine triangular net, supported at the sides by two very long rods (DCVB). Before cotton, today nylon (illesbalears.travel).
  • Coll: low and elongated dry stone platform between two trees; On the sides, pine branches to close the passage (illesbalears.travel, Caimari).

How is fa

  • Choose a place where the thrushes gather and that provides good hiding place.
  • The passage is cleaned, the stone platform is raised and the sides are closed with branches.

Com s'usa

  • The hunter sits between the two trees. A cane is attached to the waist with a rope or in a bag; The other is carried in his right hand.
  • When the thrush collides with the net, the hunter turns the filats and the bird remains embriolat (tangled) (DCVB).
  • Traditional season: from October to March (illesbalears.travel). Today it is regulated by the Consell de Mallorca (dates and days, each year).

Vocabulary

  • coll: thrush pass (Mall.).
  • filats de coll: triangular network.
  • filats d'abeurada: net hidden underground next to the trough, which is shot with bars (Mall.).
  • embarriolat: entangled.
  • taleca: bag.
  • tord: thrush; in Mallorca, tord blanc or simply tord.

History

  • Early 20th century (DCVB): Colls abound in mountain estates; The master, the madonna, the daughters, the maid and the young men have them. Many young men were hired "per tantes lliures i tal coll per caçar tords."
  • 1992: Decree 27/1992 regulates thrush hunting with the traditional coll system (cited in Regulation 1/2012).
  • 2006: the Balearic Hunting Law recognizes it as a traditional, selective and non-massive method (Regulation 1/2012).
  • 2012: Regulation 1/2012 of the Consell de Mallorca asks to update the 1992 decree.

On veure'n

  • Parc Etnològic de Caimari (Selva): signposted colls de tord (illesbalears.travel; file from the Selva City Council).
  • Holm oak forests of the Serra de Tramuntana.

Why is it design

  • Landscape design for a bird: the forest is modeled to create a flight funnel.
  • Full body tool: one rod at the waist, another in the hand.
  • Property over an air passage: the coll is inherited and rented.

For the project

  • Visit and drawing of the Caimari hills.
  • Ethical and heritage debate: traditional hunting regulated as living heritage.

Frequently asked questions

What is Coll de tords (thrush net-hunting)?

The hunting of the coll thrush, typical of Mallorca.

What are the traditional words for Coll de tords (thrush net-hunting)?

Some words: coll, embarriolat, filats d'abeurada, filats de coll, taleca, tord.

Sources

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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