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Frankolin trap; the sticks are set up in row or circle.
Frankolin trap; the sticks are set up in row or circle.
Object Number 22-2-50/B3454
Display Title Frankolin trap; the sticks are set up in row or circle.
Descriptions
Object Description Frankolin trap; the sticks are set up in row or circle. a bird call is used to lure the partridges (image)
Inventory Description Trap, set of 18 sharpened sticks attached in pairs at 1 end with veg. fiber cord
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm (25 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B-3454; 22-2-50/B3454

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