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Search results: 6 item(s) for: "226 Fishing"     
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1. [wa0013] [Orchid Island boats] [wa0013] [Orchid Island boats]220 Food Quest; 226 Fishing; 501 Boats; 500 Water and Air TransportOrchid Islanders bringing their distinctive decorated fishing boats ashore on beach. See [wa0191] for a description of Yami boat manufacture.
2. [wa0038] [Four-armed scoop net on Sun-Moon Lake] [wa0038] [Four-armed scoop net on Sun-Moon Lake]220 Food Quest; 226 Fishing; 501 Boats; 500 Water and Air TransportThe collector of this photograph described this net as a ""yotsude ami,"" 日月潭四ッ手綱, a term meaning ""four-armed scoop-net."" These devices are built on bamboo frames to catch fish.
3. [wa0093] [Sailboat] [wa0093] [Sailboat]220 Food Quest; 501 Boats; 226 Fishing; 500 Water and Air TransportTranslated caption of same photo in the 1930 atlas of Japan: ""Bamboo rafts like the one pictured here sometimes hoist anpera アンペラ [a tall durable fibrous grass used for weaving] sails, sometimes sails of joined tattered rags. Just a little wind in the sails, and these rafts glide along the water."" ""They can reach 6 meters in length and are built of stout bamboo poles that are slightly curved at each end. The poles are lashed together with wisteria up to a width of 2 yards 間. The waves freely wash up on the raft, so a large bucket is kept in the middle to [bail out the boat]. The shallow draft makes these rafts especially suited for rural areas"" (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 143).
4. [wa0122] [Spear-fishing in rapids] [wa0122] [Spear-fishing in rapids]220 Food Quest; 130 Geography; 226 FishingA man identified as Atayal is spearing fish in stream; a basket is attached to his waist. Xie (2002) refers to him as Saisiat; Suzuki locates this scene in Garawan village, Taizhong (1935, p. 29).
5. [wa0262] [Fishing net on Sun Moon Lake] [wa0262] [Fishing net on Sun Moon Lake]500 Water and Air Transport; 501 Boats; 220 Food Quest; 226 Fishing; 227 Fishing GearTaizhong prefecture, one of the ""Eight Sights of Taiwan.""
6. [wa0278] [Net-fishing from a bamboo raft] [wa0278] [Net-fishing from a bamboo raft]500 Water and Air Transport; 501 Boats; 220 Food Quest; 226 Fishing; 227 Fishing Gear
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