Author: Damrong Tayanin ; & Lindell, Kristina
Title: Hunting and Fishing in a Kammu Village
Description: London, Curzon Press, (1991). orig. wrappers. 22x14cm, 159 pp. Series: Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies, Studies on Asian Topics, no. 14.. Textual drawing illus.. ISBN: 0700702227X. Minor wear. VG. ¶ This volume contains a detailed description of hunting, trapping and fishing in a traditional Kammu village in northern Laos given by a villager who has taken part in the work for decades" - from rear cover. Contents: Learning to hunt; Preparations for hunting and fishing; Hunting feasts; Hunting with cross-bow or gun; Traps: Spear traps; Bamboo booby- traps; Cage trap for big felines; Spring-pole snares; Dead-falls, Snap- traps; Rat snares and traps; Baited bird traps; Cage-traps for birds; Glue for catching birds; Collecting edible insects; Fishing; Catching frogs by torch-light; Appendices.

Keywords: 0700702227X Laos, Khmu Ethnology, Kammu Ethnography, Anthropology, Southeast Asia, Hunting, Fishing, ,