Originally published in 1950, this book presents a comprehensive anthropological discussion of fishing written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The text begins with an account of methods and tools used in fishing, before moving on to the processes of fishing in different parts of the world, including, but not limited to, India, Sri Lanka, the Far East and Polynesia. Numerous illustrative figures and a bibliography are also incorporated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in anthropology, ethnography and the history of fishing.
Originally published in 1950, this book presents a comprehensive anthropological discussion of fishing written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The text begins with an account of methods and tools used in fishing, before moving on to the processes of fishing in different parts of the world, including, but not limited to, India, Sri Lanka, the Far East and Polynesia. Numerous illustrative figures and a bibliography are also incorporated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in anthropology, ethnography and the history of fishing.
List of plates List of text-figures 1. Weapons of the chase borrowed by the fisherman 2. Angling of sorts 3. Animals trained to fish and fishes that angle for their living 4. Shark-fishing 5. The Negro as a fisherman 6. Kite-fishing 7. Fisheries that ring the world: the Bonito, Albacore and Tunny industries 8. Baiting for crocodiles and alligators 9. Catching and curing the Bombay-duck 10. The grey mullet takes evasive action 11. Netting for hilsa, the Indian shad 12. Fishing at Port Said 13. Catching flying-fish off the Indian coast 14. The fatal attraction of the shadows 15. Fishing for octopus, cuttlefish and squid 16. Trapping devices 17. The greatest eel-farm and eel-trap in the world 18. Poison-fishing 19. Seeking pearls and chank shells in Ceylon and Indian waters 20. The women divers of Japan 21. Fruits of the sea Bibliography Index.
List of plates List of text-figures 1. Weapons of the chase borrowed by the fisherman 2. Angling of sorts 3. Animals trained to fish and fishes that angle for their living 4. Shark-fishing 5. The Negro as a fisherman 6. Kite-fishing 7. Fisheries that ring the world: the Bonito, Albacore and Tunny industries 8. Baiting for crocodiles and alligators 9. Catching and curing the Bombay-duck 10. The grey mullet takes evasive action 11. Netting for hilsa, the Indian shad 12. Fishing at Port Said 13. Catching flying-fish off the Indian coast 14. The fatal attraction of the shadows 15. Fishing for octopus, cuttlefish and squid 16. Trapping devices 17. The greatest eel-farm and eel-trap in the world 18. Poison-fishing 19. Seeking pearls and chank shells in Ceylon and Indian waters 20. The women divers of Japan 21. Fruits of the sea Bibliography Index.
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