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Child's basketry fish trap - conical; noose broken off
Child's basketry fish trap - conical; noose broken off
Object Number 40-12-70/1699
Display Title Child's basketry fish trap - conical; noose broken off
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fish trap, plant stems with thorns tied to form a cone, feather attached
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Plant stem, Plant fiber, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm (6 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1699

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