Fig. 7. Page from Weber's diary of the Siboga Expedition, in which he describes some ethnographical material from Lirung on Salebabu, dated 25 July 1899. The kite used for fishing, drawn at the foot, is described by Weber-van Bosse as well (1904: 127-130).
Translation of the fragment from Weber's diary of the Siboga Expedition, reproduced in Fig. 7.
Ethnographic material from Lirung on Salebabu
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harpoon for fishing.
A blue Japanese(?) plate. | from the president
An earthenware bracelet. |> Djoegoegoe, (formerly
A kris without hilt from Mindanao | Rajah) of Lirung.
A complete prau with sail.
Kite used for fishing.
undersurface of kite:
through a fishing-line is sticked &
wrapped around both ends of the pierced little sticks
at b
kite
+/- 10 m
fishing-line
roll with fishing-line with europ.
held by the man hook at
end, with flies through the water.
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Koffo: of which fishing-nets are made.
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