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1942.13.809

Insect trap with lid, made from a gourd or fruit shell, the two halves attached by a cord. [LM 13/11/2007]

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1942.13.809

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Collection type
Object
Description
Insect trap with lid, made from a gourd or fruit shell, the two halves attached by a cord. [LM 13/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Igbo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Plant Fruit Husk, Material Plant Fibre, Material String
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.809 Other numbers: A 212 120057
Research and responses

Discussed on page 15 of a paper entitled 'Insect "Pets"', prepared by I. M. Allen in 1963 for submission to The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine but apparently never published. (The paper and related correspondence are held in the Museum's manuscript collections: University of Oxford, Pitt Rivers Museum Manuscript Collections, Miscellaneous Manuscript 33; a copy is available in RDF: RESEARCHERS: ALLEN.) [JC 28 8 2013, 27 9 2013]

Search terms: Hunting, Children and Childcare, Trap, Hunting accessory

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