Three local fishermen standing up to their necks in the coastal shallows at Malacca using large hand-held nets to do estuarine push net fishing for Acetes shrimps.
Three local fishermen standing up to their necks in the coastal shallows at Malacca using large hand-held nets to do estuarine push net fishing for Acetes shrimps. The nets are fixed to two bamboo poles which are braced to form a large V shape, the point of which is held by the fisherman. The net is lowered into the water and pushed along as the man walks forward.
Object Details
ID: | N85862 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | 1950-1960 |
Measurements: | Overall: 61 mm x 80 mm |