Object name: Fish trap / Collection place: Northern California / Culture or time period: North American native cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2581, described as Salmon trap; plain coarse and open-twined, therefore crafted by a man. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix).

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2603, described as Salmon trap; plain twined (bam-tū’c) and open coarse, therefore crafted by a man. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix).

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2587, described as Fish trap (Salmon); twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Plain coarse and open-twined, therefore crafted by a man.

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2597, described as Basketry small fish trap; plain-twined (bam-tū’c). Warp is Willow (Salix). Upper left trap in group photo.

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2605, described as Fish trap; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix).

Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-216592, described as Double cone shape. Plain twine in willow. Made of willow (gaiī’ˑce) with feather inserts as charms to attract fish. Opening near edge for removing fish. Used in lakes, streams also for catching birds in tule marshes. Southeastern Pomo name: xona’ būxa'l, šá-miˑče.