What is
Small sign where the sower carries the seed that he is going to spread to eixam (broadcast) (DCVB). Before the machine, the seeder was a basket.
How is
- Small espart or palm seal , which hangs from the arm or shoulder (shape and size, please verify).
How is fa
- Espartería and palm work (see espart i cistellia , palm work ).
Com s'usa
- The sower walks in a line and throws handfuls in a fan, in rhythm with the step.
- Then the seed is covered with the plow or with the Felanitx and Santanyí ganxo: iron bar with star wheels under a wooden frame, dragged by an animal, which stirs and softens the sown land (DCVB).
- If it goes wrong: edge of fadrí (Sineu), good sowing on the edges and bad in the middle (DCVB).
Vocabulary
- seeder — sowing basket; sowing machine
- sow eixam — broadcast.
- ganxo (Felanitx, Santanyí) — roller with star wheels.
- orella de fadrí (Sineu) — uneven sowing.
- «Caure quarteres de blat» — rain on time (see mesures de gra ).
History
- 20th century: the mechanical seeder replaces the basket (please check dates in Mallorca).
On veure'n
- Museum of Mallorca, ethnological section (Wall) (to be verified).
Why is it design
- The name passes from the basket to the machine: the mechanical seeder inherits the name of the senalla.
- Measured gesture: the amount of seed is regulated by the hand and the step.
For the project
- Family of baskets by function: seeder, paner coitor , senalla , sàrria .
Frequently asked questions
What is Sembradora (sowing basket)?
Small sign where the sower carries the seed that he is going to spread to eixam (broadcast) (DCVB). Before the machine, the seeder was a basket.
What are the traditional words for Sembradora (sowing basket)?
Some words: sembradora, sembrar a eixam, «Caure quarteres de blat».
Sources
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=sembradora
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=orella
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=ganxo
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.