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1936.50.2

Spike wheel trap made from ?bamboo and ?cane sticks bound onto a circular frame with plant fibre. With an antelope skin noose. [SM 28/11/2007]

1936.50.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spike wheel trap made from ?bamboo and ?cane sticks bound onto a circular frame with plant fibre. With an antelope skin noose. [SM 28/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Yendi
Cultural groups
Konkomba
Person
Field collector W.A.K. Walker
PRM source W.A.K. Walker
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Antelope Skin Animal, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Split, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Looped
Dimensions
Length: max 760 mm noose - approx, Diameter: max 147 mm trap
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.50.2

Search terms: Hunting, Trap, Hunting accessory

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