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1942.13.925

Shrimping net. The net consists of a wooden stick which has bent into an oval shape frame with another wooden stick attached with cane strips through the middle, acting as a cross stave. The fine meshed string net is attached to the wooden frame. [SB [OPS Move] 16/6/2017]

1942.13.925

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shrimping net. The net consists of a wooden stick which has bent into an oval shape frame with another wooden stick attached with cane strips through the middle, acting as a cross stave. The fine meshed string net is attached to the wooden frame. [SB [OPS Move] 16/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Net Textile, Process Netted, Process Bound, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Depth: max 32 mm frame, Width: max 340 mm frame, Length: max 701 mm frame
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.925 Other numbers: 100107

Search terms: Basketry, Tool, Fishing, Net, Fishing Accessory