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Object Number 39-39-50/3901
Display Title Medium sized fish trap - wicker weave, conical (nkaki)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term nkaki
Inventory Description Fish trap, woven wicker, indented base, conical shape, wicker strips tied at top with fiber cordage
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wicker
Dimensions Overall: 52 × 22 × 23 cm (20 1/2 × 8 11/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3901; ED/P 1-4-50/77

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