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.
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)
Loans:
S1980-1981 #64: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Donald H. Lambert (April 22, 1981–April 22, 1981)