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1928.69.958

Bird snare with running noose, made from a sharpened stick and split bamboo. [SM 05/11/2007]

1928.69.958

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bird snare with running noose, made from a sharpened stick and split bamboo. [SM 05/11/2007]
Long description
A length of string is bound around the stick and bamboo. A red seed is inset in a black substance between the bamboo strips. [SM 05/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Bangladesh
Asia > Southern Asia > Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1926
Date collected
30 December 1926
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1927 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Seed, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Split
Dimensions
Length: max 220 mm, Width: max 62 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.958

Search terms: Hunting, Trap, Hunting accessory

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