Trapdoor Spider: A Rare Collection of Nests, One Occupied, from Ladysmith, Natal; 1897 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Unable to shed his dark

Unable to shed his dark past

Worn by warriors of old

Circumference: 9 inches

Once upon a time

and in geometrical design

Trapdoor Spider: A Rare Collection of Nests, One Occupied, from Ladysmith, Natal; 1897 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Unable to shed his darkOrigin: South African Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1897 Lengths: Ranging from 2. 25 inches to 7. 5 inches Comprising one spider in a small trapdoor nest, four longer and vacant nests, and three other nest sections with fourteen nest lids, and additional hand written original paper label reading; Nest of Trapdoor Spider, Ladysmith Natal, 1897, fam. Theraphosidae, Cyrtocarenum rufidens. Each nest, made of soil, vegetation