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Title
Cura Hiil Fa'i (lasu laho; mouse trap) - Aldeia Loho Matu
Subject
Adāo da Cruz koalia konaba no halo cura hiil fa'i.
Adāo da Cruz discusses and makes a cura hiil fa'i.
Adāo da Cruz discusses and makes a cura hiil fa'i.
Description
TETUM
Lasu laho, ho naran cura hiil fa'I ho lian Fataluku, halo iha aldeia Loho Matu, sub-distritu Lautem. Ema uza lasu laho atu kaer laho ne'ebé gosta han foos no batar. Tipu lasu ida-ne'e halo husi au laran mamuk ho naruk maizumenus 50cm. Au nia rohan ida taka metin, no rohan seluk mak sai fatin hodi laho bele tama. Iha rohan nakloke, sira husik au naruk uitoan (maizumenus 10cm) hodi halo hanesan dalan tama ba lasu laran. Au mihis rua mak uza hodi halo odamatan ba lasu. Parte ida iha au nia klaran ko'a hodi halo kuak atu nune'e bele tau au mihis ba laran. Au mihis seluk mak ba lasu nia oin, no bainhira laho tama tiha ba laran au mihis ne'e mak sai odamatan no taka hodi laho la bele sai fali. Iha mós ai ida-ne'ebé hatama ba au laran liu husi kuak iha leten. Bainhira laho tama ba lasu laran, nia koko han buat ida-ne'ebé kesi ba ai ne'e. Asaun ida-ne'e mak halo au mihis iha oin monu tun atu nune'e laho la bele halai sai. Matenek na'in cura hiil fa'i aprende halo husi ninia família mane sira. Nia dehan katak agora ema ladún uza ona tanba prefere liu uza venenu atu oho laho.
ENGLISH
Cura hiil fa'i are mouse traps used to catch mice that eat crops stored after harvest. The traps are made from hollowed out bamboo cut to around 50 cm in length. One end is blocked, while the other end becomes the opening for the mice to entre. At the open end a 10 cm length 'tray' or bottom section of bamboo is left, to aid mice to enter the trap. Two supple, thin lengths of bamboo are used to make the clasps of the trap. A mid-section of the bamboo is cut away, creating a hole for one of the bamboo clasps to fit into neatly. The other clasp fits over the mouth, and works to shut the mouse in the bamboo trap when it triggers the trap. The trap is triggered with a length of wood that dangles into the trap from a hole in the top. When a mouse enters the trap, it will gnaw or try to pull at food attached to this piece of wood. This triggers the trap, slipping the clasp down to close the mouth of the trap - the mouse is trapped. The cura hiil fa'i maker learnt how to make the trap from male relatives. He reported that a threat to the viability of mouse traps are that these are used less frequently now as people today use poison to kill mice.
BAHASA INDONESIA
Perangkap tikus, dinamai cura hiil fa’i, dibuat di Desa Loho Matu, sub-distrik Lautem. Perangkap tikus digunakan untuk menangkap tikus yang memakan hasil panen. Perangkap dibuat dari bambu berlubang yang dipotong dengan panjang sekitar 50 cm. salah satu ujung diblokir, sementara ujung lainnya adalah pembuka bagi tikus untuk masuk. Pada ujung yang terbuka, ‘baki’ sepanjang 10 cm, atau bagian bawah bambu yang tersisa, digunakan untuk membuat tikut masuk perangkap. Dua bilah bambu yang panjang, tipis dan lentur digunakan untuk membuat jepitan perangkap.
Lasu laho, ho naran cura hiil fa'I ho lian Fataluku, halo iha aldeia Loho Matu, sub-distritu Lautem. Ema uza lasu laho atu kaer laho ne'ebé gosta han foos no batar. Tipu lasu ida-ne'e halo husi au laran mamuk ho naruk maizumenus 50cm. Au nia rohan ida taka metin, no rohan seluk mak sai fatin hodi laho bele tama. Iha rohan nakloke, sira husik au naruk uitoan (maizumenus 10cm) hodi halo hanesan dalan tama ba lasu laran. Au mihis rua mak uza hodi halo odamatan ba lasu. Parte ida iha au nia klaran ko'a hodi halo kuak atu nune'e bele tau au mihis ba laran. Au mihis seluk mak ba lasu nia oin, no bainhira laho tama tiha ba laran au mihis ne'e mak sai odamatan no taka hodi laho la bele sai fali. Iha mós ai ida-ne'ebé hatama ba au laran liu husi kuak iha leten. Bainhira laho tama ba lasu laran, nia koko han buat ida-ne'ebé kesi ba ai ne'e. Asaun ida-ne'e mak halo au mihis iha oin monu tun atu nune'e laho la bele halai sai. Matenek na'in cura hiil fa'i aprende halo husi ninia família mane sira. Nia dehan katak agora ema ladún uza ona tanba prefere liu uza venenu atu oho laho.
ENGLISH
Cura hiil fa'i are mouse traps used to catch mice that eat crops stored after harvest. The traps are made from hollowed out bamboo cut to around 50 cm in length. One end is blocked, while the other end becomes the opening for the mice to entre. At the open end a 10 cm length 'tray' or bottom section of bamboo is left, to aid mice to enter the trap. Two supple, thin lengths of bamboo are used to make the clasps of the trap. A mid-section of the bamboo is cut away, creating a hole for one of the bamboo clasps to fit into neatly. The other clasp fits over the mouth, and works to shut the mouse in the bamboo trap when it triggers the trap. The trap is triggered with a length of wood that dangles into the trap from a hole in the top. When a mouse enters the trap, it will gnaw or try to pull at food attached to this piece of wood. This triggers the trap, slipping the clasp down to close the mouth of the trap - the mouse is trapped. The cura hiil fa'i maker learnt how to make the trap from male relatives. He reported that a threat to the viability of mouse traps are that these are used less frequently now as people today use poison to kill mice.
BAHASA INDONESIA
Perangkap tikus, dinamai cura hiil fa’i, dibuat di Desa Loho Matu, sub-distrik Lautem. Perangkap tikus digunakan untuk menangkap tikus yang memakan hasil panen. Perangkap dibuat dari bambu berlubang yang dipotong dengan panjang sekitar 50 cm. salah satu ujung diblokir, sementara ujung lainnya adalah pembuka bagi tikus untuk masuk. Pada ujung yang terbuka, ‘baki’ sepanjang 10 cm, atau bagian bawah bambu yang tersisa, digunakan untuk membuat tikut masuk perangkap. Dua bilah bambu yang panjang, tipis dan lentur digunakan untuk membuat jepitan perangkap.
Creator
Many Hands International
Source
Preservation of Endangered Forms of Intangible Fataluku Cultural Expression Project
Date
Recorded 11.02.2013
Rights
Video, photo and text rights: Many Hands International
Language
Fataluku
Coverage
Aldeia Loho Matu, Suku Com, Lautem.