A cocoon still attached to a thorny twig.

Item

Title

A cocoon still attached to a thorny twig.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Description

A cocoon attached to a thorny twig. It is silvery in colour, finely spun and has pointed ends. The twig has been attached to a cork stand. Ovambo people used these cocoons to make leg rattles. This specimen was picked by Antoinette Powell-Cotton.

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Insect; Cocoon

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.600
A37/600

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust