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Object Number 39-17-70/1200
Display Title Cone-shaped basketry fish trap ("semba"), placed in hole in dam across+
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Semba
Inventory Description Trap, narrow, conical, woven reed, dark brown
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Materials Reed
Dimensions Overall: 115 x 21.5 x 22.5 cm (45 1/4 x 8 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1200

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