Sigriswil commune (Bern canton, Switzerland)

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• Thun district
• Bern canton
• Switzerland
  
  
• Schweizer Gemeindewappen: Sigriswil (by Charles Byland/Heinrich Türler, 1914, German)
• Neues Gemeindesignet (by H. Karlen, 1927, German)

Sigriswil

Gules a Grape Tub Argent hooped Or filled with Grapes Azure leaved Vert on a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the last.
Zeljko Heimer, 23 May 2002

The item on the flag of Sigriswil is called in German Brente and in French brante [in Bernese dialect also Hutte]. This word is typically Swiss and describes this kind of basket used to collect the grapes during vintage. Is there an English word for that?
Pascal Gross, 22 May 2002