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1920.56.1

Spring noose rat-trap, comprising a bent stick with a conical open-ended cane basket tied to it with string. The basket is of wicker construction with a border of plant-fibre string. [LM 21/11/2007]

1920.56.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spring noose rat-trap, comprising a bent stick with a conical open-ended cane basket tied to it with string. The basket is of wicker construction with a border of plant-fibre string. [LM 21/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean > Caribbean > Jamaica
John Crow Mountains
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
August 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Wicker Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 150 mm basket, Length: max 530 mm bent stick, Diameter: max 70 mm basket
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.56.1

Search terms: Hunting, Basketry, Trap, Hunting accessory

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