 | George Windsor Earl - 1853 - 294 páginas
...trepang banks are situated. At low water, hundreds of men, with their wives and children, may be seen wading from Vorkay towards these islets (the water...fishing on the banks situated at a greater distance, the Alfoers use a prahu, constructed for the purpose, in which they embark their entire families. These... | |
 | Edward Balfour - 1871 - 1174 páginas
...seen wading from Vorkay towards these isles (the water being only two or three feet deep,) cairying a basket at their backs, and having in their hands...fishing on the banks situated at a greater distance, the Alfoers use a prahu, constructed for the purpose, iu which they embark their entire families. These... | |
 | Edward Balfour - 1873 - 1030 páginas
...hundreds of men, with their wives and children, may be seen wading fron Vorkay towards these isles (the water being only two or three feet deep,) carrying...a basket at their backs, and having in their hands i stick. Bo, is an island of the eastern Archipelag» inhabited by a mixed race of Papuans and the... | |
 | Edward Balfour - 1885 - 1302 páginas
...hundreds of men, with their wives and children, may be seen wading from Vorkay towards these isles, carrying a basket at their backs, and having in their hands a stick provided with an iron point, for lifting the trepang. For fishing on the banks situated at a greater distance, the Alfoers use a... | |
| |
Vorkay towards these islets (the water being only two or three feet deep), carrying a basket at their backs, and having in their hands a stick, provided with an iron point. When the water is deeper than this, they make use of canoes. For fishing on the... 