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1925.38.3

'Wheel' trap made from pointed wooden or cane sticks bound with plant fibre into a circle. [SM 29/11/2007]

1925.38.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Wheel' trap made from pointed wooden or cane sticks bound with plant fibre into a circle. [SM 29/11/2007]
Long description
'Wheel' trap made from pointed wooden or cane sticks bound with plant fibre into a circle. A length of black string (possibly for display use) is tied to the edge of the trap. [SM 29/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
North
Cultural groups
Konkomba
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Lillian Decima Moore-Guggisberg
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Tied
Dimensions
Diameter: max 147 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.38.3

Search terms: Hunting, Trap, Hunting accessory

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