'Wheel' trap for gazelle [.1] consisting of a large number of sharpened sticks bound in a ring, with a hide noose [.2]. [SM 27/11/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: 'Wheel' trap for gazelle [.1] consisting of a large number of sharpened sticks bound in a ring, with a hide noose [.2]. [SM 27/11/2007]
Long description: 'Wheel' trap for gazelle [.1] consisting of a large number of sharpened sticks bound in a ring, with a hide noose [.2]. One end of the noose has a loop and the other end is knotted to a stick. The end with the stick end has been passed through the loop. [SM 28/11/2007]
Geographical reference: Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger; Central Damergu Kallilua
Cultural groups: Tuareg Berber
Person: Field collector Francis James Rennell Rodd; Field collector Buchanan-Rodd Expedition; PRM source Francis James Rennell Rodd
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1922
Date collected: 1922
Acquisition information: Donated: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 740 mm noose - approx, Diameter: max 240 mm trap, Width: max 180 mm noose
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.36.36.1 Accession number: 1923.36.36.2

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