EXPLANATON OF PLATE IV. 



36. Kharo jal. — A large dip-net worked by means of a complicated 



arrangement of bamboos and a boat. To raise or cover the 

 net, which is supported by a bamboo fixed to the side of the 

 boat, a man steps backwards or forwards on the lower of the 

 two bamboos which join the tripod of bamboos on the shore 

 to the upright bamboos on either side of the boat. With one 

 hand he holds on to the upper bamboo, and with the other 

 raises or dips the net by means of a string attached to the 

 bamboo which is fixed into the side of the boat. 



37. Artificial bait in use among the Divi Islanders. 



38. Malabar puffing tube, with darts used for killing fish. 



39-46. Various kinds of spears used for killing fish, turtles, or 

 tortoises. 



