Harvan Sundetov, The Fishery

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Description:	Harvan is a fisherman. His father and grandfather also worked in this trade. Harvan has been fishing since he was 18. He worked in a sovkhoz called Krasnyi Moryak (Red Sailor). Today he goes fishing with his four brothers. In this video Harvan explains some fishing implements that are displayed at the museum of Lagan’. These implements include: -A glass ball that floats on the water thus indicating the whereabouts of the fishing net, -various needles to weave and fix nets, -a wicker basket called zembel’ to carry fish, -an implement to catch fish, -a sledge for fishing in the winter, - models of seines, including one called troika. Harvan also demonstrates and talks about a model of a fishery set up on a boat that was used in the past. The director of the museum, Irina Muchaeva, adds that this floating factory was used to catch, smoke and can fish. The real boat also had a cinema, a shop and even a dance floor. Irina says that the showpieces in the museum have either been donated by the people of Lagan’ or made by local craftsmen. She also shows models of small sailboats. According to her, the Caspian Sea region is rich in terms of its fauna and flora and many people from other regions come here for summer holidays.

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Harvan is a fisherman. His father and grandfather also worked in this trade. Harvan has been fishing since he was 18. He worked in a sovkhoz called Krasnyi Moryak (Red Sailor). Today he goes fishing with his four brothers. In this video Harvan explains some fishing implements that are displayed at the museum of Lagan’. These implements include:

-A glass ball that floats on the water thus indicating the whereabouts of the fishing net,
-various needles to weave and fix nets,
-a wicker basket called zembel’ to carry fish,
-an implement to catch fish,
-a sledge for fishing in the winter,
- models of seines, including one called troika.

Harvan also demonstrates and talks about a model of a fishery set up on a boat that was used in the past. The director of the museum, Irina Muchaeva, adds that this floating factory was used to catch, smoke and can fish. The real boat also had a cinema, a shop and even a dance floor. Irina says that the showpieces in the museum have either been donated by the people of Lagan’ or made by local craftsmen. She also shows models of small sailboats. According to her, the Caspian Sea region is rich in terms of its fauna and flora and many people from other regions come here for summer holidays.


Created:	2015-05-20 14:34
Collection:	Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (FISHING)
Publisher:	University of Cambridge
Copyright:	University of Cambridge
Language:	rus (Russian)

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