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1934.81.54

Conical fish trap of a length of bamboo split into eight strips each with a thorny stick inside. [MJD 03/11/2009]

1934.81.54

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Collection type
Object
Description
Conical fish trap of a length of bamboo split into eight strips each with a thorny stick inside. [MJD 03/11/2009]
Long description
Conical fish trap of a length of bamboo split into eight strips as far as a node near the top and expanded into a cone, each with a thorny stick inside. The lengths of thorny calamus midribs are bound on with cane-strip in a continuous piece, circling the cone four times. A bark strip cord passes through the tube and a twisted piece of plant fibre is tied to the top. [MJD 03/11/2009]
Geographical reference
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Bago [Pegu] Division Papun District
Person
Field collector James Henry Green
PRM source James Henry Green
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934 [By 1931 ?*]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Thorn, Material Cane Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Split, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 150 mm, Height 550 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.81.54

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Trap

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