IDNO

D.43575.HNL

Description

Drawing of Malabar canoes hauling an Odam Vala fishing net at Madras. [JD 12/01/2017]

Place

?S Asia; ?India; ?Odam vala

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Hornell, James

Date

Collection Name

Hornell Collection

Source

Hornell, Charlotte (Mrs)

Format

Drawing

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in an envelope now numbered C152/3/. This was in a cardboard box numbered C152/ by the transcriber.

Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being “?S Asia; ?India; ?Odam vala”, but matching this to Hornell's pulbication shows that Odam vala is a fisihing net used in Madras. The Place field has been amended accordingly. [JD 12/01/2017 ]

Bibliographical Reference: 'The Outrigger Canoes of Indonesia' by James Hornell, f.l.s., f.r.a.i. Madras Fisheries Department, Bulletin No. 12. Administration Report, 1918-19. A Statistical Analysis at Madras, 1919. A drawing of the Odam Vala being used in Madras is hown on p.142. [JD 12/01/2017 ]