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Fishing angle. Oroche

Title:

Fishing angle

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Khadi, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Metal; fibers: plant fiber (rope)

Dimensions:

length 10.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-31

Annotation:

Metal, curved. Soldered on one end is a triangular lead plummet with a through hole, in which a nettle fishing line is passed. Fish was caught all year round, but the main seasons were end of summer and early autumn. The “okho” gear consisted of many angles fixed on a very long rope, one end of which was secured on the shore, and the other was thrown into the water with a stone plummet.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Крючок рыболовный. Орочи