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Object Number 34-91-50/776
Display Title Rat trap
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snare, stripped wood stick, incised spiral area, twisted fiber and cotton string
Classification
  • Snare
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Dimensions Overall: 85.8 x 1.1 x 1 cm (33 3/4 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 34-91-50/776

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