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Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching gui
Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching gui
Object Number 51-60-50/8785
Display Title Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching gui
Descriptions
Object Description Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching guinea fowl, to remove odor of man
Inventory Description Weaver bird nest, like a pouch, light brown-grey, wooly appearance
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials Bird nest
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 13 x 2.3 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-60-50/8785
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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