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Implement for catching spring hare -long wooden pole broken in 2 pieces with iro
Implement for catching spring hare -long wooden pole broken in 2 pieces with iro
Object Number 58-43-50/10260
Display Title Implement for catching spring hare -long wooden pole broken in 2 pieces with iro
Descriptions
Object Description Implement for catching spring hare -long wooden pole broken in 2 pieces with iron hook
Inventory Description Fishing pole, broken, 1 piece with iron hook lashed on with sinew
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Namibia
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Materials Wood, Iron, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 123.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm (48 5/8 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 58-43-50/10260
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition (Spring & Summer 1958)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
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Gautscha
"Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30308.1 "Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
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2001.29.15925 Man sitting, with a spring hare pole on the ground in front of him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Horsehair nooses for catching hares
24-48-60/D2252 Horsehair nooses for catching hares
Trap
Siberia
Bone gorget hook and fish line used for catching minnows
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Fishing and trapping
Nevada
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2001.29.15923 Man standing, carrying hunting equipment, view from behind, with two men sitting behind him, man wearing Western clothing adjusting a spring hare pole in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three men standing, carrying hunting equipment, including a spring hare pole
2001.29.15924 Three men standing, carrying hunting equipment, including a spring hare pole
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Skerm, with an iron pot and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it, spring hare pole hanging from a tree near it
2001.29.16171 Skerm, with an iron pot and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it, spring hare pole hanging from a tree near it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Skerm, with an iron pot and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it, spring hare pole hanging from a tree near it
2001.29.16172 Skerm, with an iron pot and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it, spring hare pole hanging from a tree near it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Wooden spring hare prodder - cut in 4 pieces to show wrapped joints
51-60-50/8830 Wooden spring hare prodder - cut in 4 pieces to show wrapped joints
Stick
Africa
Trap used in catching hares
24-48-60/D2250 Trap used in catching hares
Trap
Siberia
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30136 [No folder title]: "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha