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Object Number
49-14-50/8414
Display Title
Basketry rat trap. Deka
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Deka
Inventory Description
Trap, basketry, conical, narrow closed end and rim wrapped with vegetable fiber
Classification
- Trap
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Chewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Nchisi Mountain
Materials
Bark, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 53.3 x 11.7 x 10.8 cm (21 x 4 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8414
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49-14-50/8419 | Basketry rat trap. Deka |
Trap
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8416 | Basketry rat trap. Deka |
Trap
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8415 | Basketry rat trap. Deka |
Trap
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 98-3-50/51295 | Rat trap |
Trap
|
Africa
| |
| 04-19-70/63239 | Rat trap |
Trap
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 30-32-50/B4521.1 | Mole - rat traps |
Trap
|
Wehehe
| |
| 04-19-70/63238 | Rat trap |
Trap
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 30-33-50/B4520 | Rat trap |
Tools
|
Tanzania
| |
| 39-17-70/1200 | Cone-shaped basketry fish trap ("semba"), placed in hole in dam across+ |
Trap
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 22-2-50/B3456 | Rat trap; this form is also used to stream beds to catch fish |
Raw Material
Trap |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-36-60/1910 | Basketry trap with separate entrance funnel |
Trap
|
Thailand
| |
| 40-12-70/1699 | Child's basketry fish trap - conical; noose broken off |
Trap
|
Bougainville Island
|