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Encyclopedia ID 1434

Atarraya

Also known as cast-net throwing

Atarraya: photograph by Gccortesb
Photo: Gccortesb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Hold the weighted net in coiled loops, spin and throw it so it opens into a perfect circle over a shoal, then haul it in.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Colombia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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