Show capture of two sharks proof of right to wed among many of the new guinea coastal tribes it is compulsory for a native to capture at least two sharks unaided before he may marry in most cases says a writer in the new york times the sharks are caught in a very ingenious trap the trap is merely a big float carved out of a long piece of soft wood through a hole in the center of the float there is fastened a length of strong hand woven cane rope knotted at one end and tied in a running noose at the other towing this curious contraption the bride bridegroom g room to be sets out in his tiny canoe he takes along with him several dead fish one of which is tied at the end of a long stick with this he seeks to attract the shark toward the canoe when the shark draws near the fisherman places his trap in the water with the noose hanging downward then using the strong smelling fish as bait he tempts the monster until in order to secure the fish the shark thrusts its head through the cane noose As it does so the noose tightens and the shark is caught |