fish trap: cylindrical fish trap made of strips of bamboo of rattan-like fiber twined together. Context of use: Used to catch prawns primarily, also fish. Set in any water 2-3 feet deep, wings built at mouth. Used by men. This trap is made in the style of the Jerantut Malay, a group living about 80 miles upriver. The maker of this trap lived in Jerantut for about 20 years before moving to Pesagi.
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Fish traps, and Twined weaving