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1956.6.10

Rat-trap with a gourd held by a bent stick and noose. [SM 06/11/2007]

1956.6.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rat-trap with a gourd held by a bent stick and noose. [SM 06/11/2007]
Long description
Rat-trap with a gourd held by a bent stick and noose. The trap has a long stick bent into a 'U' shape with a length of string across the open end. A hollow gourd is attached to the string with a smaller stick inside it. Another small stick is attached with string on the opposite side of the trap. [SM 06/11/2007]
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 Gourd Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Bent, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Perforated, Process Knotted, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 414 mm, Height: max 282 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.6.10

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