Net

Museum number:
5-11493
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011493
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Net, Nigeria, Hausa. July 27, 1972. 5-11493, acc no. 2879, file code 1.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Cotton cord knotted and woven into net Context of use: for carrying objects Description: Net for carrying burdens, etc.; thick cotton thread woven and knotted together; wider at top when filled; plain white; 100 cm. l.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Hausa
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Nets (objects)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 5-11493, described as Net, Nigeria, Hausa. July 27, 1972. 5-11493, acc no. 2879, file code 1.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Cotton cord knotted and woven into net Context of use: for carrying objects Description: Net for carrying burdens, etc.; thick cotton thread woven and knotted together; wider at top when filled; plain white; 100 cm. l.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 5-11493, described as Net, Nigeria, Hausa. July 27, 1972. 5-11493, acc no. 2879, file code 1.4. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Cotton cord knotted and woven into net Context of use: for carrying objects Description: Net for carrying burdens, etc.; thick cotton thread woven and knotted together; wider at top when filled; plain white; 100 cm. l.;

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