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1927.47.2.1

Wheel trap [.1] with wooden spokes bound into a circle with bark and a noose [.2] of twisted oryx hide. [SM 29/11/2007]

1927.47.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wheel trap [.1] with wooden spokes bound into a circle with bark and a noose [.2] of twisted oryx hide. [SM 29/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Turkana Lake Turkana
Cultural groups
Turkana
Person
Field collector Oscar Ferris Watkins
PRM source Oscar Ferris Watkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bark Wood Plant, Material Antelope Hide Skin Animal, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 535 mm trap, Length: max 2150 mm noose, approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.47.2.1 Accession number: 1927.47.2.2

Search terms: Hunting, Trap, Hunting accessory

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