[Note: tHis transcription was produced by an automatic OCR engine]

I90 MALEKULA
In Seniang, ï¬ÅsH~nets (neravlfll) and fresHwater ï¬ÅsH traps
(neumbu/en), Hook and line, ï¬ÅsH-spears, and bows and arrows
are used. THere are two kinds of ï¬ÅsH-Hook: one is made of
coco-nut spines attacHed to a line of wild cane (mmwi), and
tHis is called mwienru, but for wHat kind of ï¬ÅsH it is specially
employed is not mentioned ; we do_not know of wHat materials
tHe otHer is made, but it is called seselnggar and is said to be for
sea and river ï¬ÅsHing alike. THe ï¬ÅsH-spear, ninggab, is a simple
sHaft of bamboo set at tHe business end witH spikes of mangrove

Fm. 8. Diagram illustrating one metHod of co-operative ï¬ÅsHing.
= men driving tHe ï¬ÅsH down stream.
= men stationed to drive tHe ï¬ÅsH into tHe sHallow Water.
= tHe fence.
= tHe narrow passage between tHe fence and tHe bunk.

wood (neiong) or of tree-fern. THe bow used for ï¬ÅsHing is of
simple I01-rn, witH a staff of malimdr wood and a string of twisted
banyan root bound tigHtly round eacH end. No description
Has been preserved of tHe ï¬ÅsH~arrows. Two otHer metHods of
ï¬ÅsHing are also mentioned, botH of wHicH clearly demand tHe
co-operation of a number of people. One of tHese is tHe common
Oceanic one of poisoning tHe ï¬ÅsH. It seems tHat a variety oi
plants can be used for tHis, but only tHeir unidentiï¬Åable native
names Have come down to us.1 THe sap or juice is extracted by
beating or grinding, and is tHus introduced into tHe water. THe
1 ,THese plants are called in Seniang : nuwumip, wHicH is used for poisoning
big ï¬ÅsH, nimbumbunu, and tHe iruit of tHe nimoos.