A catfish basket trap.
Designed to rest just under the surface of the mud, lūyo', of a pond field. It is pear-shaped, about 24 cm. long and 11 cm. in diameter. The body consists of longitudinal strips, odol 2, of bamboo, ānoh, bī'al, with transverse strips, pa'an 1, of rattan, uway, woven onto them in a plain-weave design, pa'an 2. The longitudinal strips round inward at one end and gradually close together, ending in sharp points, to form a funnel-shaped mouth, hoga, which allows catfish, tuyu, to go inside but not to come out. Weaving begins at the mouth and extends to about 8 cm. from the opposite end of the longitudinal strips. This provides an opening for removing fish from the trap. The longitudinal strips are bound and tied together to close the opening when the trap is set.