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Hyrax snare - cord and wood; Msampa
Hyrax snare - cord and wood; Msampa
Object Number 49-14-50/7694
Display Title Hyrax snare - cord and wood; Msampa
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snare, stick tied and wrapped with twisted vegetable fiber twine
Classification
  • Snare
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nguru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Plateau Lichenya
Africa / Nyasaland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mount Mlangje
Additional Geographic Terms Mount Mlangje; Plateau Lichenya
Materials Vegetable fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 11.3 x 3.2 cm (1 9/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7694

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