Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori
List of Illustrations
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List of Illustrations
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1 | A stone mauri .. .. .. .. .. | 3 |
2 | Diagram showing how unmarked fishing-grounds are located | 6 |
3 | Receptacle for fish in hold of a fishing-canoe .. .. | 9 |
4 | Phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax .. .. .. | 13 |
5 | Stone sinkers .. .. .. .. .. | 22 |
6 | Carved stone sinkers .. .. .. .. .. | 23 |
7 | Stone line-sinkers .. .. .. .. .. | 24 |
8 | Stone sinkers attached to spreaders .. .. .. | 25 |
9 | Diagram showing sections of seine .. .. .. | 26 |
10 | Funnel-shaped dredge-net .. .. .. .. | 28 |
11 | The matarau net .. .. .. .. .. | 29 |
12 | Scoop-nets for taking kehe .. .. .. .. | 30 |
13 | Net used in taking kahawai .. .. .. .. | 30 |
14 | Stone shanks of fish-hooks .. .. .. .. | 35 |
15 | A large specimen of stone hook-shank .. .. .. | 36 |
16 | Bone fish-hooks .. .. .. .. .. | 37 |
17 | Wooden fish-hook .. .. .. .. .. | 38 |
18 | Exhibits illustrating method of fashioning fish-hooks .. | 39 |
19 | Trolling-hooks (the pa kahawai) .. .. .. | 40 |
20 | Miscellaneous collection of fish-hooks .. .. .. | 41 |
21 | Iron fish-hooks .. .. .. .. .. | 43 |
22 | Tahitian form of tautara .. .. .. .. | 47 |
23 | Line-outriggers used by kahawai trollers .. .. .. | 48 |
24 | Barracouta-hooks .. .. .. .. .. | 52 |
25 | Bone spear-point .. .. .. .. .. | 54 |
26 | Taruke koura, or crayfish pot .. .. .. .. | 64 |
27 | Illustrations of construction of crayfish-pot .. .. | 67-69 |
28 | A ripi paua fashioned from moa bone .. .. .. | 77 |
29 | Mussel-dredge: rake-frame only .. .. .. | 78 |
30 | Mussel-dredge complete with bag-net .. .. .. | 79 |
31 | Two monster eels .. .. .. .. .. | 108 |
32 | Symbols used in fisherman's calendar .. .. .. | 110 |
33 | A whakarino hoop-net used as a temporary corf .. .. | 123 |
34 | Eel-spears .. .. .. .. .. .. | 127 |
35 | Kohau net set in koumu for eels .. .. .. .. | 129 |
36 | Eel-weir with single ngutu, or outlet .. .. .. | 132 |
37 | The ta, or Maori maul .. .. .. .. | 134 |
38 | Diagram of pa tauremu with two ngutu .. .. .. | 135 |
39 | The poha method of setting fish-traps at weir .. .. | 137 |
40 | Model of pa auroa form of eel-weir .. .. .. | 138 |
41 | Canoe at pa auroa weir, Whanganui River .. .. | 139 |
42 | Purangi net used at weir in lieu of eel-pot .. .. | 142 |
43 | Purangi net set at temporary weir .. .. .. | 142 |
43A | Purangi net set at pa tauremu .. .. .. .. | 143 |
44 | A three-fence pa auroa, Whanganui River .. .. | 146 |
45 | Eelers en route to weir, Whanganui River .. .. | 148 |
46 | A two-fence eel-weir, Whanganui River .. .. .. | 148 |
47 | A two-fence eel-weir, Whanganui River .. .. .. | 149 |
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48 | A three-fence eel-weir, Whanganui River .. .. | 149 |
49 | A marvellous eel-weir. (After Angas) .. .. .. | 156 |
50 | Attaching leading-net to eel-pot .. .. .. | 158 |
51 | Eel-pot with leading-net attached .. .. .. | 158 |
52 | Hinaki, or eel-pot: the torotika method of laying longitudinals | 160 |
53 | Hinaki, or eel-pot: the oblique method of laying longitudinals | 161 |
54 | Hinaki, or eel-pot: the oblique method of laying longitudinals | 162 |
55 | Hinaki, or eel-pot: the oblique method of laying longitudinals | 163 |
56 | Three corfs .. .. .. .. .. .. | 165 |
57 | A well-made corf from Whanganui .. .. .. | 166 |
58 | Hinaki waharua (eel-pots having two entrance funnels), set in open waters .. .. .. .. .. | 169 |
59 | Eel-pot constructed of mangemange .. .. .. | 171 |
60 | Form of eel-pot used in muddy streams .. .. .. | 172 |
61 | Two forms of eel-pot .. .. .. .. | 173 |
62 | Eel-pots used in lakes .. .. .. .. .. | 174 |
63 | Three eel-pots .. .. .. .. .. | 175 |
64 | Two eel-pots .. .. .. .. .. | 176 |
65 | Two eel-pots .. .. .. .. .. | 177 |
66 | Eel-pot made of green Phormium leaves .. .. .. | 178 |
67 | Bait-pot used with eel-pots set in open waters .. .. | 179 |
68 | Illustration of fine work seen in old eel-pots: Ohinemuri specimen .. .. .. .. .. .. | 181 |
69 | Illustration of fine work seen in old eel-pots: Whanganui specimen .. .. .. .. .. .. | 182 |
70 | Three hinaki waharua .. .. .. .. .. | 183 |
71 | Method of closing rear end of eel-pot .. .. .. | 184 |
72 | The fruit of the hinaki .. .. .. .. .. | 185 |
73 | Pa auroa, or eel-weirs, Whanganui River .. .. | 185 |
74 | Natives erecting a lamprey-weir .. .. .. | 190 |
75 | Natives erecting a lamprey-weir .. .. .. | 191 |
76 | Natives erecting a lamprey-weir .. .. .. | 191 |
77 | Lamprey-weir, Whanganui River .. .. .. | 192 |
78 | Lamprey-weir with net and pot trap set .. .. | 195 |
79 | Making lamprey-pots at Hiruharama, Whanganui River .. | 196 |
79A | Galaxias attenuatus, or inanga .. .. .. .. | 202 |
79B | Inanga weir and trap .. .. .. .. .. | 204 |
80 | Taking inanga at Lake Taupo. (After Angas) .. .. | 205 |
81 | The kaka form of trap for taking inanga .. .. .. | 206 |
82 | Plait of inanga net (South Island) .. .. .. | 208 |
83 | Diagram showing method of netting inanga .. .. | 209 |
84 | Method of netting grayling .. .. .. .. | 214 |
85 | The koumu method of taking grayling .. .. .. | 215 |
86 | Kupenga kokopu (scoop-net for taking kokopu) .. .. | 220 |
87 | Pouraka trap for kokopu, Lake Taupo .. .. .. | 223 |
88 | Kupenga koaro .. .. .. .. .. | 229 |