Fish trap

Museum number:
18-516
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part twining. Made and used by men to catch “Baluik,” an eel like animal living in rice field mud; worm used as bait; “Baluik” fried in coconut oil, with red peppers and lemon juice. Length 41 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian and Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fish traps
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-516, described as Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part twining. Made and used by men to catch “Baluik,” an eel like animal living in rice field mud; worm used as bait; “Baluik” fried in coconut oil, with red peppers and lemon juice. Length 41 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-516, described as Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part twining. Made and used by men to catch “Baluik,” an eel like animal living in rice field mud; worm used as bait; “Baluik” fried in coconut oil, with red peppers and lemon juice. Length 41 cm.

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