Fishermen with an otter (trained to fish) and bamboo canes, near Yichang

Fishermen with an otter (trained to fish) and bamboo canes, near Yichang

Collection

Hulme, Oliver

Identifier

OH02-24

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH02-24. In ‘Laughing Diplomat’ (1938), page 317, Daniele Varè describes ‘conical hills’ near Yichang and a nearby fishing village where they fish with otters attached to the end of a long cane.

Location

Yichang

Estimated Date

1905-1915

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph