Object name: Trap / Object class: Baskets by technique / Accession number: Acc.3313 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 18-1099, described as fish trap: cylindrical fish trap made of strips of bamboo of rattan-like fiber twined together. Context of use: Used to catch prawns primarily, also fish. Set in any water 2-3 feet deep, wings built at mouth. Used by men. This trap is made in the style of the Jerantut Malay, a group living about 80 miles upriver. The maker of this trap lived in Jerantut for about 20 years before moving to Pesagi.