Ferreta
The ferreta (in Basque) or herrade (in Gascon) is a container of wood which allowed the transport and the storage of water in the houses of the Basque Country and of Gascogne.
This container of form Tronconique was built according to the techniques of the Tonnellerie. It consisted of a flat bottom and an envelope out of wood slats inflated by water and maintained assembled by three metal rings, from where its name, of Latin ferrata who means “Fer rée” (although the rings were in Laiton).
They were provided with two handles. The women carried them on their head by means of an annular bearing called burute or kapetxa . The ferreta was not covered but a small worked wood float (called ferreta-sheathed) prevented the Ballottement water.
The ferreta was deposited on the sink of the kitchen. Some of them were equipped with a small tap. One would more generally resort to the kopetxa , a metal instrument having the shape of a small pan of which length handle allowed the water run-off. One could drink there with the Régalade.
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