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Object Number 53-16-50/9618
Display Title Guinea hen snares made of string
Descriptions
Object Description Guinea hen snares made of string
Inventory Description Ropes, braided vegetable fiber, one larger than the other
Classification
  • Ropes
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
  • Naro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautscha Pan; Aha Mountains, near; Africa, eastern border of southwest
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 11 x 0.4 cm (9 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3
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Guinea hen snares made of string
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Raw Material
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Snare
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