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Object Number
49-14-50/8347
Display Title
Model of fishing net. Kokoa - net; Mwala - stone; Skalanje - dorks; Chichili - s
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kokoa; Mwala; Skalanje; Chichili
Object Description
Model of fishing net. Kokoa - net; Mwala - stone; Skalanje - dorks; Chichili - sticks
Inventory Description
Fiber fishing net, wound around 3 wooden sticks, wood bobbins.
Classification
- Net
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yao
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 7 x 7 cm (21 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8347
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