From greaves@bucknell.eduWed Feb 15 22:18:02 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 95 19:13:08 -0800 From: TOM Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Indian traps Reply to Gustavo Romero Regarding South American fishtraps, a basic source is the Handbook of South American Indians (in 7 volumes) written in the late 40s to late 50s, edited by Julian H. Steward. Most libraries have a set because they were distributed free by the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian. The index (vol. 7) gives extensive listings for fishing and fish traps. There are lots of more recent ethnographic descriptions of particular tribal groups, but start with the Handbook. From honeybee@iimahd.ernet.inWed Feb 15 22:18:25 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 13:36:42 -0800 From: Kirit K Patel Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: fish trap Dear Gustaov Nice to hear from you about a fish trap used by Southern Venezuela farmers. Similarly in Gujarat (Western INDIA) people ( documented from farmer: Vasava Gujariabhai, TAl: Malsamot, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA, REF: HONEY BEE, VOL. 4 (2&3):24) make fish trap from bamboo strips which is self operated.It is designed in such a way that fish can get only entry and once it comes inside there is no way to go out. People simply install it in small stream which passes near by to their field and divert flow to the trap by keeping some stones or making small bund and go to work. When they return from their field, collect the fishes traped in the net. They call it Bhosakia in their local language. SRISTI-( society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions) is working on indigenous knowledge system and biodiversity conservation. We are documeting and disseminating technological and institutitonal innovations developed by grassroots people through a newsletter called HONEY BEE- It documnts IK of people without making them poorer as HB collects pollen from flower. Secondly, it connects people to people through its about 7 vernacular versions and helps people to cross fertilise the people's idea as HB connects flower to flower and helps in pollination. We protect intellectual property rights of people by documanting each innovation with the name and address of individual innovator as well as community and communicator. Anyone interested to subscribe Honey BEE or to get more information about our work and network, please get in touch with us at folling address. Anil K Gupta ( Editor, Honey Bee) Cordinator, SRISTI C/O INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD-380 015 INDIA PH: 91-79-407241 (EXTN. 4444 or 4927) FAX: 91-79-427896 E.MAIL: HONEYBEE@IIMAHD.ERNET.IN ************************************************************************* Looking forward to hearing from you very soon kirit patel From romero@oeb.harvard.eduWed Feb 15 22:19:00 1995 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 95 09:29:51 -0800 From: Gustavo Romero Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Indian traps Gentlepeople, A colleague and I are writing a note describing a unique fish trap used by an Indian group in southern Venezuela. The traps are made from the fibers of a palm (Leopoldinia piassaba) and an aroid (Heteropsis sprucei). Can anyone supply references to any publications that describe other fish traps made by South American Indians? Any help will be appreciated. Please send replies to: Romero@oeb.harvard.edu Thanks, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gustavo A. Romero Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. From honeybee@iimahd.ernet.inTue Feb 21 13:08:37 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 08:22:55 -0800 From: Kirit K Patel Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: fish trap Dear Gustaov Nice to hear from you about a fish trap used by Southern Venezuela farmers. Similarly in Gujarat (Western INDIA) people ( documented from farmer: Vasava Gujariabhai, TAl: Malsamot, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA, REF: HONEY BEE, VOL. 4 (2&3):24) make fish trap from bamboo strips which is self operated.It is designed in such a way that fish can get only entry and once it comes inside there is no way to go out. People simply install it in small stream which passes near by to their field and divert flow to the trap by keeping some stones or making small bund and go to work. When they return from their field, collect the fishes traped in the net. They call it Bhosakia in their local language. SRISTI-( society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions) is working on indigenous knowledge system and biodiversity conservation. We are documeting and disseminating technological and institutitonal innovations developed by grassroots people through a newsletter called HONEY BEE- It documnts IK of people without making them poorer as HB collects pollen from flower. Secondly, it connects people to people through its about 7 vernacular versions and helps people to cross fertilise the people's idea as HB connects flower to flower and helps in pollination. We protect intellectual property rights of people by documanting each innovation with the name and address of individual innovator as well as community and communicator. Anyone interested to subscribe Honey BEE or to get more information about our work and network, please get in touch with us at folling address. Anil K Gupta ( Editor, Honey Bee) Cordinator, SRISTI C/O INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD-380 015 INDIA PH: 91-79-407241 (EXTN. 4444 or 4927) FAX: 91-79-427896 E.MAIL: HONEYBEE@IIMAHD.ERNET.IN ************************************************************************* Looking forward to hearing from you very soon kirit patel  YOUR MAIL  From: "Gustavo Romero" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Indian traps Gentlepeople, A colleague and I are writing a note describing a unique fish trap used by an Indian group in southern Venezuela. The traps are made from the fibers of a palm (Leopoldinia piassaba) and an aroid (Heteropsis sprucei). Can anyone supply references to any publications that describe other fish traps made by South American Indians? Any help will be appreciated. Please send replies to: Romero@oeb.harvard.edu Thanks, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gustavo A. Romero Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. From NOWAK@AC.GRIN.EDUTue Feb 21 15:02:32 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 10:36:19 -0800 From: Barbara S Nowak Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: native fish traps In Malaysia, a small community of Orang Asli ("indigenous people") called Hma Btsisi, make and use portable fish traps called lukah. They are small conical bamboo fish traps which Btsisi place in the upper reaches of the rivers. It has a funnel shape with converging walls making the fishs entrance easy but hindering its escape. The owner of the trap would place it in the river at low tide and then retrieve it the following low tide. Pollution in the mangrove rivers has made this type of fishing unproductive, so few, if any Btsisi bother to use this technique any more. If any one is looking for further information on many fishing techniques in Malaysia the best material available is by T.W. Burdon. He has an article called, "Malayan Fishing Methods," in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Monographs on Malayan Subjects, no. 2, pp. 5 - 76, (1954); and a monograph titled, "The Fishing Gear of the State of Malaya," Fisheries Survey Report No. 2 (1959). I have also discussed various fishing methods among Btsisi , if any one is interested they can contact me directly. Barbara S. Nowak Department of Anthropology Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa 50112 Nowak@ac.grin.edu