Fraski Or Vraski

Fraski or Vraski. This vessel is similar to the above and is intended for various uses, mainly farming.

Taistra (trough). Feeding trough for domestic poultry or rabbits. Imported form.

Potistra (water trough). Water trough for chicken coop. Imported form.

Vraskaki (strainer). This vessel is used in eastern Crete to strain honey from the comb.

Melolekanida (honey basin). A large basin with a hole in the middle and a row of clay knobs on the bottom, on which a basket full of honeycomb was placed to strain the honey. The melolekanida was placed in the mouth of the honey jar (melopitharo).

Kapnodouhos (bee smoker). An implement used in apiary for smoking bees. Hot coals and dried ox dung are inserted in the large hole. The bee-keeper blows though this, producing thick smoke from the smaller hole. The vessel has two handles and a flat bottom.