Model of drag fence, made of pieces of lengths of bamboo twined in four bands and tied along the bottom a tube of cotton textile filled with an unknown material. [MJD 03/11/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Model of drag fence, made of pieces of lengths of bamboo twined in four bands and tied along the bottom a tube of cotton textile filled with an unknown material. [MJD 03/11/2009]
Long description: Model of drag fence, made of pieces of lengths of bamboo twined in four bands and tied along the bottom a tube of cotton textile filled with an unknown material. The model has red string tied to either end of the fence. The textile is printed with blue lettering. [MJD 03/11/2009] Model of drag fence, pulled by ropes in a stream or lake, across which it extends, to drive fish up to a fixed fence.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1889
Date collected: By 1889
Acquisition information: Donated: 1889
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Twined Woven, Process Bound, Process Stitched, Process Recycled
Dimensions: Diameter: max 300 mm, Height: max 230 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1889.9.30 Other numbers: 30

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