Short stick [.2] with a length of string tied to one end. Part of a mousetrap. [1940.7.136.1

Collection type: Object
Description: Short stick [.2] with a length of string tied to one end. Part of a mousetrap. [1940.7.136.1 - .5] [SM 29/11/2007]
Long description: Stick with piece of string tied around the stick at one end with a short length of the string trailing off. Attached to the end of the string is a very small wooden rod. Part of a mousetrap. [JP 18/7/2003]
Geographical reference: Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola; Southern Angola near Namacunde
Cultural groups: Kwanyama
Person: Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton; Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton; PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: 1936 - 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Twisted, Process Tied
Dimensions: Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 216 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.136.2 Other numbers: 37.1070

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