1909.374x

Unknown (Maker)

General Description: Pig catcher or net, made from cane and woven plant fibre, from New Guinea, Melanesia (, )
Researcher Description: Could have been for hunting small pigs. Cane loop and probably European rope. Now believed that it was these nets that were adapted into 'Mancatchers' for colonial market. (Joshua Bell, UEA, 2007)

, 1909 pre

New Guinea (Maker)

cane (frame and handle), plant fibre (net)

cut, shaped, plaited

Named Collection: Dauncey Collection