Fetlar women worked so hard carrying baskets that the skin w...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
21 September 1975
Track ID
78855
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.176
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fetlar women worked so hard carrying baskets that the skin was scraped off their backs.
Jeemsie Laurenson tells of his sisters and mother being worked so hard that their backs were skinned carrying keshies [woven baskets]. They needed grass pads on their backs to enable them to continue working. When they were finished the job they were delighted, apart from the younger sister who was crying with pain from her skinned back.
Item Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Fetlar
Island - Fetlar
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good