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1945.10.29

Mouse trap, a conical trap made from long pieces of grass bound together with plant leaf. [SM 23/11/2007]

1945.10.29

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mouse trap, a conical trap made from long pieces of grass bound together with plant leaf. [SM 23/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Powell-Cotton Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1936-1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Grass Stem Plant, Process Basketry, Process Bound, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Length: max 652 mm, Width: max 106 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.10.29 Other numbers: Powell-Cotton number (36.1066)

Search terms: Hunting, Basketry, Trap, Hunting accessory

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