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Title
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Tanzanian Crossbow Rat-Trap
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Collection Location
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Date
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Before 1925
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Location
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Moshi, Tanzania
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Description
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This crossbow rat-trap originates from the Moshi region of Tanzania and is linked to the Chagga peoples. It consists of a wooden stock that is carved out in the middle of both the upper and lower halves of the crossbow. The stock is rectangular in shape and tapers to a more pointed shape at either end of the stock. The prod is made from a wooden stick and passes through a circular hole in the middle of the stock. The string of the crossbow is made of a plant fiber and is hooked onto the wooden trigger of the crossbow. At the butt of the stock is a wooden peg that sticks upwards with a string wrapped around it.
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
