Object name: Trap / Object class: Equipment for fishing, hunting, and trapping - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 10-504, described as Minnow trap; wicker work; small

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-72097, described as Fish Trap, Eskimo, made of wood strips, cone-shaped and bound in spiral from bottom to top with hand-cut strips of wood. On inside of trap is another smaller conical wooden implement with spiral woodstrips and hole in center top. (See Drawing; Object 2-72096)

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 18-1098, described as Fish and prawn trap: cylindrical. Made of bamboo strips; white enamel plate at one end. Used to catch river prawns and fish. Cord tied to secure anchorage. Trap thrown into deep water (6-20 feet) to rest on bottom, sometimes necessary to weight with stones. Baited with coconut, manioc, or starchy roots. Nylon cord purchases in markets. Made by men only. The most popular trap in use today, can be manufactured by most adult males. Other kinds of bamboo are suitable for construction, by make less durable traps. Second quality bamboo is “aur perin.” Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.50. Length 1.10 m. Diameter 34 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number TB-36, described as Fish trap model, small model or inside portion of another model. Megaphone shaped open work made by lashing a spiraling one piece twig around 30 separate sticks. Approximately half run the entire length of the trap and the others are inserted at the midpoint to provide support as the trap flares out.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 5-815, described as Fish caught by “plunger” method. Baskets are set us as traps for small fish during flood season. Branches are from the omululu bush and are bound with palm leaves. Branches from the omuse bush are also used for frame.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number TB-37, described as Fish trap model small. Double cones. Inside cone 12cm (L), spiral twig lashed to straight sticks. Small inside cone has 1.5cm opening in small end.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 1-28787, described as Trap, stone deadfall; three sticks, unpeeled, one with forked end and pointed end; other two with blunt ends; twig handle attached to twisted brown string; L (forked stick) ca 34.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-2109, described as Probably outer section, spruce, elongated cone with funnel shape entrance to larger end. Lashings wound spirally around circumference from small end to mouth. Made of spruce root and shoots.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-6421, described as Spruce, elongated cone with funnel shape entrance at larger end, lashings wound spirally around circumference from small end to mouth. In mouth of trap is conical mouthpiece (small end broken). Carved stick for handle attached to mouth of trap. Made with spruce root and shoots.