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Implements > Traps > Maṣāyid

Preferred term

Maṣāyid  

Definition

  • Hunting traps, called "desert kites" on account of their shape, which are formed by low stone walls leading to an enclosure, often dug into the ground; found in the deserts of Syria and Jordan

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Desert kites, traps
  • Hunting traps, maṣāyid
  • Kites, desert, traps
  • Traps, maṣāyid

Notation

  • 122299

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-XTPJQ2BP-T

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