Lobster Trap
Name/Title
Lobster TrapEntry/Object ID
E-1Description
Lobster trap made of plant fibers.Use
Used by fishermen to capture lobster.Context
Also known as lift nets, these traps were lowered into either shallow or deep water, and once a lobster was over the net, would be pulled upwards, trapping the lobster.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumAcquisition
Accession
73.4.1Ethnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
French PolynesiaCulture/Tribe
Tahitian