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Fishing gear

Nets made from coconut bast, as in this case, were used by women to catch small fish in the lagoons. According to Antonie Brandies, they were also used to introduce small fish to freshwater lakes on the islands. The fish could accustom themselves to their new environment and were kept thus as a source of food.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Fischfanggerät
Dimensions
Breite: 430.0 mm, Länge: 530.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bast
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1433

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
22.11.1901
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Nauru (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
Kaiser, Ludwig - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 93 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Net to catch very small fish. Coconut bast. The small fish are then placed in a small lake containing sweet water." The objects in the Brandeis collection from Nauru were apparently collected by the local district governor Ludwig Kaiser (SAF C3/241/1).

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