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Octopus pot
- Nationality Republic of Korea
- Quantity 2
- Era Modern Contemporary
- Exhibition Place -
- Material pottery
- Size(cm) diameter 13.2 height 18.8
This is a fishing tool to catch octopus.
Several jars are tied to a rope at regular intervals and it is placed in the water.
After a certain time the jars are pulled out from the water with the octopus inside the jars.
It uses the octopus’s habit of staying in a hideout.