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FISHES

FISHES

€790.00Price

Handmade

Essència Balear Collection


Fish from Formentera


The names of the fish are part of Formentera's traditional vocabulary and maritime culture. Among the best known are the gall de Sant Pere, the llorito or raor, the fadrí, the anfós, the moll de roca, the xoriguer, the vaca, and the peto.


Each name holds a part of the daily relationship of the people of Formentera with the sea and with traditional fishing. They are words that still evoke the rocky seabed, the waters of the island, and the bounty of the Mediterranean.


Gall de Sant Pere — St. Peter's fish

Llorito o raor — galán

Fadrí — fredi

Anfós — mere

Rock moll — rock mullet

Xoriguer — snorer

Cow — mountain dweller

Peto — thrush

Format
Original 70x50 cm
Reproduction on A3 paper
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