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1956.6.7

Cane fish-trap, with circular stiffening rods twined on with strips of bark. [LM 02/05/2007]

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1956.6.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cane fish-trap, with circular stiffening rods twined on with strips of bark. [LM 02/05/2007]
Geographical reference
Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi
Person
Field collector E.C. Allen
Field collector Universities' Mission to Central Africa
PRM source Marion R.P. Irvine
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1956
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Tied, Process Twined Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 274 mm, Length: max 476 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.6.7

Search terms: Fishing, Basketry, Trap, Fishing Accessory