Eel Trap

P1519

From: Sumatra

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1519
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sumatra
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Description

Eel trap. Luka balat. Large bowl shaped coconut shell. In the center a circa .7 cm. diameter irregular hole. Three other irregularly shaped holes equidistantly distributed near the rim, two with short lengths of knotted fiber.

Height 4.5 cm
Outside Diameter 9.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901

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