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1953.10.18

Trap made from a long strip of split bamboo ending in a small triangle of bamboo, with a plant fibre cord. [SM 06/11/2007]

1953.10.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Trap made from a long strip of split bamboo ending in a small triangle of bamboo, with a plant fibre cord. [SM 06/11/2007]
Long description
Trap made from a long strip of split bamboo ending in a small triangle of bamboo, with a plant fibre cord. The plant fibre cord runs from the base of the bamboo triangle and is knotted to a notch a the base of the trap. It has a small piece of bamboo knotted to it beneath the bamboo triangle. [SM 06/11/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Lotha Naga
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
25 November 1922
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1953
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Split, Process Twisted, Process Knotted, Process Notched, Process Bent
Dimensions
Length: max 1185 mm, Width: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1953.10.18

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