Weathervane made of wood, resistent colors.
Dimension: 59 x 59 cm
In 1844, a spacial marking system helping to control fishing in the Curonian Lagoon was introduced - rectangular tin shilds (62,4 x 31,2 cm) painted in several colors, with a red - and - white flag. The fishermen themselves most often called these tokens flags (Flagge) or coats - of - arms (Wappen). A weathervane had the top, the leeward and the windward sides. The most decorative was the leeward side, on which viws of the native willage (a church, a house, an elk, a boat etc.) were most often carved. Weathervanes were framed by ornamented openwork woodcarvings with elk and wird figures and house silhouettes. Each weathervane was a unique artwork, carved by a fisherman in long hours of waiting for the catch. Certain canons were established: a church simbolised faith, an elk - power; a circle at the highest point of a weathervane symbolised a woman, a cross - a man (information about the family structure), etc.
