Fishing Trap

37-22-184

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-184
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Fiber | Wood
Description

Knotted netting bag with springe attached. Such traps are set in the tidal marshes.

Length 135 cm
Depth 48 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 45 - Collector Number

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