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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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