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These Cochin fishermen need counterweights and manpower to lift the dip nets out of the water.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 24.0 Mpixels (68.6 MB uncompressed) - 5973x4016 pixels (19.9x13.4 in / 50.6x34 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Cochin fishermen, dip nets, fishermen, India, nets, page 342, page 343, Silk Road, Zheng He book

A fisherman balances on the frame of a dip net in Cochin. This Chinese fishing technique most likely came to Kerala in the 15...

These Cochin fishermen need counterweights and manpower to lift the dip nets out of the water.

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