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Start Over Object class Traps (trapping equipment) Collection place Southeast Asia
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry trap, accession number 10-3261, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry trap, accession number 10-3262, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-1067, described as Fish trap. Thorned/barbed branches tied into tee-pee/conical shaped structure. Baited with rubber seeds (”Hevea”) and tied to a branch overhanging water where trap can float free. Fish attempting to eat bait is entrapped by thorns and cannot withdraw his head. Kind of trap manufactured on the spot if a person discovers a suitable location. Never transported because of thorns. Made by men. Used to catch large surface feeding fish. (Cost in U.S. dollars: 42 cents). Length 36.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-1102, described as Fish trap: cone shaped basket fish trap with opening at top. Main shaft of pointed bamboo with two inside circular frames tied with bamboo. Frames of vine in two widths, rattan wrapped around bamboo at lower part of trap. Top piece around opening; part of bicycle tire. Height 56 cm. Bottom opening, 46 cm. diameter. Top opening 11 cm. diameter. Used to catch fish in shallow water, especially rice fields. Plunged into water to entrap fish which are removed by reaching through hole in top. Used whenever water level is low enough, below three feet. Made by men. Used by men only. Main shafts are of bamboo (”buloh akar”), inside circular frames (”binkai”) are of vine (”Croton caudatum” Geisel.) (”rotan tuku takai”), the ties are of rattan (”rotan batu,” “Calamus insignis,” Griff.), the lower spacing tie of rattan (”rotan bera”), the top piece is part of a discarded bicycle tire. Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.08.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 10-79, described as Large fish trap; cylindrical; bamboo struts; wicker sides; wood ends; ca. 47 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-1080a-c, described as Fish trap: (a) cylindrical trap of bamboo strips. Length 1.16 m. Width mouth 49 cm. Two poles in front hold in sliding door. Door 45 x 68 cm. (b) Stone (basalt) weight in 2-ply nylon cordage net. Length stone ca. 26 cm. Stone, when in place, hangs on front door with nylon cordage. Used to catch large river fish (up to 130 pounds). Set in water 2 1/2 to 5 feet deep, on bottom shelf adjacent to deeper water. Some fencing places at mouth in increase effective area and channel fish into trap. Door falls when fish disturbed trip strings inside. When used: when river level is fluctuating, best in rising or falling water levels. Used by men only. These traps are seldom sold, as they are so lucrative that the specialists like to restrict their spread. Manufacture requires special skills. The cross stick on top with natural holes is charm to bring luck. Cost in U.S. dollars: 6.25. Cage labeled as "B" also, both parts in one location, 5/30/12, AT.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-519, described as Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part by twining; narrow end capped by half a coconut shell. ca. 69 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 10-14a,b, described as Large wicker fish-trap; conical; bell-shaped; height 40 inches; ca. 34 inch diameter.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-1103, described as Fish trap: tube narrow shaped fish trap tied at one end and flaring out at open end. Basket type trap of bamboo, tied with rattan. Shaped like long narrow horn. Used to catch fish in rice fields or small streams. Placed in small trickles of water where water flows from one field or pond to another. Made by men. Used by men and women. Cost in U.S. dollars: 42 cents. Length 82 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 9-17224, described as Trap/cage. Wood construction with string reinforcement at joints; tubular with one end pointed up; two wire devices leading into center and attached at tim and rib 7 cm inward; small square door at pointed end latched with rattan (now missing); ornamental wooden carved stand pieces attached at bottom (broken); carrying handle.

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