Fish Trap
Name/Title
Fish TrapEntry/Object ID
E-5Description
A fish trap made from woven plant fibers.Use
Commonly used by fisherman in the Polynesian Islands, they had a funnel that lead down to the trap so fish could not escape. A bottom opening usually held a stone weight.Context
Used by women to catch fish and shrimp. They would place the trap in shallow water were shrimp were known to hide, covering it with leaves and branches. Once filled, the women would dive down to retrieve the trap.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumAcquisition
Accession
73.4.5Source or Donor
Mr. D. PetersonMade/Created
Time Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
French PolynesiaCulture/Tribe
Tahitian