Trap

Museum number:
18-1098
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3313
Description:
Fish and prawn trap: cylindrical. Made of bamboo strips; white enamel plate at one end. Used to catch river prawns and fish. Cord tied to secure anchorage. Trap thrown into deep water (6-20 feet) to rest on bottom, sometimes necessary to weight with stones. Baited with coconut, manioc, or starchy roots. Nylon cord purchases in markets. Made by men only. The most popular trap in use today, can be manufactured by most adult males. Other kinds of bamboo are suitable for construction, by make less durable traps. Second quality bamboo is “aur perin.” Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.50. Length 1.10 m. Diameter 34 cm.
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fish traps
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 18-1098, described as Fish and prawn trap: cylindrical. Made of bamboo strips; white enamel plate at one end. Used to catch river prawns and fish. Cord tied to secure anchorage. Trap thrown into deep water (6-20 feet) to rest on bottom, sometimes necessary to weight with stones. Baited with coconut, manioc, or starchy roots. Nylon cord purchases in markets. Made by men only. The most popular trap in use today, can be manufactured by most adult males. Other kinds of bamboo are suitable for construction, by make less durable traps. Second quality bamboo is “aur perin.” Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.50. Length 1.10 m. Diameter 34 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 18-1098, described as Fish and prawn trap: cylindrical. Made of bamboo strips; white enamel plate at one end. Used to catch river prawns and fish. Cord tied to secure anchorage. Trap thrown into deep water (6-20 feet) to rest on bottom, sometimes necessary to weight with stones. Baited with coconut, manioc, or starchy roots. Nylon cord purchases in markets. Made by men only. The most popular trap in use today, can be manufactured by most adult males. Other kinds of bamboo are suitable for construction, by make less durable traps. Second quality bamboo is “aur perin.” Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.50. Length 1.10 m. Diameter 34 cm.

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