The Cooper
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The sculpture shows a cooper and that is a person who makes barrels of wood. Aalesund is located by the sea where there are lots of fish and much more than the inhabitants can eat themselves. The Norwegian fish is very good, and it is sent all around the world. In the old days, we did not have refrigerators or freezers like we have today. Therefore, people had to find a way to preserve fish for delivery and started to make barrels of wood. Today there are almost no coopers left because the fish is packed in plastic or cardboard. However, alcohol is still stored in barrels. If you find the statue” Sildekona” you can see a barrel like that and how they packed fish. You can also visit the Fisheries Museum to learn more. Have you ever seen a real barrel of tree before?