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Malay industries: fishing, hunting and trapping

Printed by J. E. Wallace at the F. M. S. Govt. Press (2)Published In 1929 • Pages: iii, 62

By: Winstedt, Richard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper describes in detail the traps, nets and snares used in fishing, hunting and trapping and the purposes and circumstances under which each type is used. The role of the shaman (pawang) in all of these activities is discussed. Footnotes throughout the text give the Malay terms for these articles. The appendix includes the Malay text of charms used by elephant drivers.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Fishing
Fishing gear
Hunting and trapping
Magic
Marine industries
Mutual aid
Shamans and psychotherapists
General character of religion
Mats and basketry
Weapons
Cultural participation
Domesticated animals
Tillage
Pharmaceuticals
Fowling
Verbal arts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Malays
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
B. P. Emerson ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1929
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
[by] R. O. Winstedt
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Malays (Asian people)