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shark noose

The shark trap consists of a long, round piece of wood that is slightly curved and pointed at both ends. There is a hole in the middle of the piece of wood through which plant fiber string is threaded.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
fishing tackle
Dimensions
General: 15.5 × 100 × 144.5 cm, with sling
Material/Technique
Wood; Rotang; Plant fibre carved; polished; drilled; rope work
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D02279
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D02279

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1906
    where
    New Ireland
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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