- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Sub-cylindrical fish trap of plaited palm leaves still attached to their midribs; string loops to pull the entrance tight shut. [MJD 17/11/2009]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1925
- Date collected
- By 1925
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1925
- Materials and processes
- Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Palm Spathe Leaf Plant, Material String, Process Basketry, Process Plaited
- Dimensions
- Length: max 443 mm, Width: max 240 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1925.45.8
Search terms: Fishing, Basketry, Cordage, Trap, Fishing Accessory
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