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I90 MALEKULA
In Seniang, &iuMl;¬Åsh~nets (neravl&iuMl;¬‚l) and freshwater &iuMl;¬Åsh traps
(neuMbu/en), hook and line, &iuMl;sh-spears, and bows and arrows
are used. There are two kinds of &iuMl;sh-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 &iuMl;sh 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 &iuMl;shing alike. The &iuMl;sh-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 &iuMl;shing.
= Men driving the &iuMl;sh down streaM.
= Men stationed to drive the &iuMl;sh 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 &iuMl;shing 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 &iuMl;sh~arrows. Two other Methods of
&iuMl;shing 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 &iuMl;sh. It seeMs that a variety oi
plants can be used for this, but only their unidenti&iuMl;able 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 &iuMl;sh, niMbuMbunu, and the iruit of the niMoos.