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1925.26.2

Conical fish trap of thorny Calamus sticks bound with bark fibre at the apex.

1925.26.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Conical fish trap of thorny Calamus sticks bound with bark fibre at the apex.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
West Papua Western Province Fly River
Person
Field collector James Chalmers
Field collector London Missionary Society
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
Between 1877 and 1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1925
Materials and processes
Material Palm Spathe Leaf Plant, Material Plant Thorn, Material Rattan Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Basketry, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 152 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.26.2

Search terms: Fishing, Basketry, Fishing Accessory, Trap

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