Fish Trap
Name/Title
Fish TrapEntry/Object ID
E-3Description
Whitefish trap made of plant fibers and small branches.Use
For catching fish.Context
A basic bottle fish trap. These traps are placed in water and left there until fish are lured into a trap by placed bait, or until the fisherman decides to move it. These traps are useful because fishermen don’t have to sit beside them and wait. They are able to set the trap and come back to check on it at a later time.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumAcquisition
Accession
73.4.3Source or Donor
Mr. D. PetersonEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
French PolynesiaCulture/Tribe
Tahiti