Kaberi - Kaberi

Japanese: カベリ - かべり

…Like many other nomadic people, they passed down the legend of the Heike no Ochiudo (Heike Legend) and considered themselves to be its descendants. Their wives would sell fish in a bucket called a Hanbou, which they carried on their heads. In Shimane and Yamaguchi Prefectures, they were called Kaneri or Noji, and in Hiroshima and Okayama Prefectures, they were called Kaberi. Other nomadic fishermen who made their living on boats in the Seto Inland Sea include the fishermen of Yoshiwa, Teshima, Hakozaki, and Futamado in Hiroshima Prefecture. …

From 【Hanjo】

…In fishing villages, wives often traveled to neighboring villages and towns to sell the fish and shellfish their husbands caught. These women peddlers were often called itadaki, sasage, kaberi, shoikagobote, katsugikko, otata, etc., based on the way they carried their goods. Some of these women engaged in more extensive peddling activities throughout the region. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kaveri" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また彼らは，他の多くの漂泊民がそうであるように，平家の落人（おちうど）伝説(平家伝説)を語りつぎ，みずからをその末裔（まつえい）と考えてきた。彼らの妻はハンボウと呼ぶ桶に魚を入れて，これを頭の上にのせて売り歩き，島根や山口県ではカネリ，ノージ，広島や岡山県ではカベリと呼んだ。なお，瀬戸内海を生活の場としていた船上生活漂泊漁民としては，ほかに広島県の吉和，豊島，箱崎や二窓の漁民が知られている。…