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1997.11.63

Bird-catcher’s basket: a round shallow bowl of plaited grass with a net stitched on around the whole circumference. The top of the net is drawn up by a cord. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]

1997.11.63

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bird-catcher’s basket: a round shallow bowl of plaited grass with a net stitched on around the whole circumference. The top of the net is drawn up by a cord. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Spain
Europe > Southern Europe > Spain
Majorca
Cultural groups
Spanish
Person
Field collector Dorothy Wright
PRM source Dorothy Wright
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
1980
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material String, Material Net Textile, Process Plaited, Process Netted, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 579 mm net, Diameter: max 199 mm, Height: max 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.11.63

Search terms: Basketry, Hunting, Basket, Hunting accessory