Accession No

1979.608 B

Description

Wooden fishing float, possibly used as a netting shuttle. Carved from very lightweight wood. Oval body with one narrower end (broken) and one wider roughly rectangular end with two triangle cut outs.

Place

Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Tshopo Province; Yalemba-Ligasa area

Period

Source

Simpson, Andrew Robert Dron (Reverend) [collector]; Ellis, C. (Mrs) [donor]; Pepper, S. (Mrs) [donor]; Donne, M. (Mrs) [donor]; Roberts, M. (Mrs) [donor]

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

1979.608 B

Cultural Affliation

?Topoke; ?Olombo; ?Kele [Lokele]

Material

Wood

Local Term

Measurements

410mm

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