What is
- Sàrria: double espart or palm tree that is placed across the pack animal. A bag on each side.
- Sarrió: in Mallorca it is not a small sàrria (as in Catalonia) but a round piece of palm llatra, 4 to 6 pams in diameter, with two handles, to collect and carry sweepings, straw and waste (DCVB, Mall.). In Santa Margalida, there is also the sack-lined mat that goes behind the packsaddle so that the sàrria does not harm the animal.
How is
- Sàrria: long piece, from one meter to eight pams, that forms a pocket at each end (DCVB). Espart or palm braided and sewn.
- Sarrió (Mall.): llatra disc sewn in a spiral, 4-6 pams (about 0.8-1.2 m), two handles. Almost flat: used as a cargo tarp.
- Measurement: in charcoal, 1 sàrria = 8 arroves = 2 quintars (see carboners ).
How is fa
Espart pleata or sewn palm tree. Trade of esparters and palm artisans. See espart i cistellería and palm work .
Com s'usa
- Sàrria: it is carried on the bast or the packsaddle (see garniments ); The two bags are filled at the same time to balance. Fruit, vegetables, soil, manure, charcoal from the mountain Sitges.
- Sarrió: it is spread on the ground, straw or sweepings are placed on top and lifted by the two handles.
Vocabulary
- sàrria / sària: double serón for the pack animal.
- sarrió (Mall.): llatra disc with two handles for sweeping and straw.
- sarrió (Santa Margalida): palm mat lined with sackcloth behind the packsaddle.
- sàrries (Petra, Vilafranca): esquellots, cowbells (DCVB).
- bast / albarda: tackle on which the sàrria is loaded.
History
- 1249: «sàrria d'angiles o de peix salat» in the Leuda de Cotlliure (DCVB).
- 1299: prohibition on reselling “sàrries ni senayles” (DCVB).
- 1431: «quatre sàrias oldanes, dues d'espart and dues de palma» (DCVB).
- 20th century: the car, the truck and the plastic bag leave it unused (to verify chronology in Mallorca).
On veure'n
- Museum of Mallorca, ethnological section (Wall) (specific piece to be verified).
- Regional Art Museum (palm tools).
Why is it design
- Balance by symmetry: two equal bags that compensate on the spine.
- Flat sarrió: a surface that is container only when you lift it; Minimum fiber for maximum light load.
- Unit of measurement: the sàrria was also a measure (coal).
For the project
- Piece: sarrió as a carpet-container for garden leaves or firewood, in Capdepera tin.
- For the atlas: the coal transport chain (sitja sàrria mula city).
Frequently asked questions
What is Sàrria i sarrió?
- Sàrria: double espart or palm tree that is placed across the pack animal. A bag on each side.
What are the traditional words for Sàrria i sarrió?
Some words: bast / albarda, sarrió (Mall.), sarrió (Santa Margalida), sàrria / sària, sàrries (Petra, Vilafranca).
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.