Object name: Fish trap / Object class: Equipment for fishing, hunting, and trapping / Year collected: [Missing] - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 11-2565, described as Bamboo fish trap

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 18-1611, described as Fish trap, reed, plaited, funnel shaped; narrow end reenforced with wood splint; vertical elements left exposed on wide end; used in large rice fields to trap small eels and fish

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 11-2568, described as Bamboo fish trap

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 11-2567, described as Bamboo fish trap

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.