Sea Hunters of Indonesia

Fishers and Weavers of Lamalera

This work offers a picture of the culture and economy of of the coastal community of Lamalera. Their traditional ways of life - sea-fishing and the production of dyed textiles - have come under pressure from external economic influences and many people are

My own net was generally successful in catching fish, although it had some bad
days, but it all too frequently came back heavily damaged from being caught in
the coral on the sea floor. Perhaps those using it were unlucky or incompetent,
but ...