Fish trap

Museum number:
18-518
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part by 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 pepper and lemon juice. Length 37.5 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 18-518, described as Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part by 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 pepper and lemon juice. Length 37.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 18-518, described as Oblong fish trap of bamboo splints bound together in part by 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 pepper and lemon juice. Length 37.5 cm.

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