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Basketry fish trap, used in rivers
Basketry fish trap, used in rivers
Object Number 37-98-70/771
Display Title Basketry fish trap, used in rivers
Descriptions
Indigenous Term saraja
Inventory Description Trap, reeds tied tied with fiber, curved and pointed one end, fiber straps
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Fiber, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 75 x 45.5 x 21.6 cm (29 1/2 x 17 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/771

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