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109. — Kemina (Sinhalese). 
Locality : Western and Southern Provinces. 
Description : A rattan fish trap (Figs. 22 and 23) used in the 
backwaters of the Western and Southern Provinces. (See 
Dr. Willey's Administration Report, Marine Biologj^ 1908, 
description.) 
The same device is called a Karaka in the tank district of 
the North-Central Province. 
Method of Use : One method used in the tanks is as follows : — 
A number of men each with a Karaka arrange themselves in a 
circle, and then advance towards the centre of the circle, thus 
entrapping quantities of fish. 
See Karappu of Kalpitiya, Eastern Province (No. 115), 
which is the same thing. 
Fig. 22. — Man holding a ■" kemina '" at Hanwella. The narrow end 
is covered by a coconut cup. 
