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6 mousetraps, bamboo and fiber string; Kitimbi
6 mousetraps, bamboo and fiber string; Kitimbi
Object Number 49-14-50/7692
Display Title 6 mousetraps, bamboo and fiber string; Kitimbi
Descriptions
Inventory Description Trap, carved wood wicket attached to 2 wood pegs withvegetable fiber cord
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nguru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mount Mlangje
Africa / Nyasaland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Plateau Lichenya
Additional Geographic Terms Mount Mlangje; Plateau Lichenya
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 9.5 x 1.1 cm (14 x 3 3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 49-14-50/7692

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