Fish trap, a) trap, basketry; 80 cm x 17.5 cm; rectangular shape which comes to a point at one end. b) stick with makers mark (?) “KAN”, 69 cm l., diameter: 5 cm. c) circular basketry band rapped with cord. 16 cm. dia.
Donor:
Burt Tolerton
Collection place:
Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Micronesia; Caroline Islands; Mortlock Island.
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Collection date:
1955
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Fish traps, and Makers' marks