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2007.130.3

'Wheel' trap made from sharpened lengths of ?cane or ?wood bound into a circle with plant fibre. [SM 04/12/2007]

2007.130.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Wheel' trap made from sharpened lengths of ?cane or ?wood bound into a circle with plant fibre. [SM 04/12/2007]
Geographical reference
Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger
South Damergu Zurawa
Cultural groups
Tuareg Berber
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923 Found unentered: 2007
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 218 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2007.130.3
Research and responses

Related Documents File - See 'Rennell of Rodd' file in the 'Collector's File' area of the RDFs for: an unpublished article by Rodd 'The Star Trap' (1923); correspondence between Bernard Fagg and Rodd, discussing the objects Rodd donated to the PRM; and a list prepared by Blackwood of the objects donated by Rodd. [DCF Court Team 7/7/2003]

Search terms: Hunting, Trap

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