Beehive

Museum number:
7-6304
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3096
Description:
Beehive, conical; willow foundation in wickerweave covered with dried cow dung; some beeswax poured into hive upon completion; diameter at base 41 cm, height 42 cm. Native name: Kepsaye. Made by student (see paper in acquisition envelope) based on verbal description of the material and methods used on Andros. Student made this for project for Anthro 130, “Invention and Technology,” taught by Prof. Desmond Clark. These beehives are not longer made on Andros; the wooden box form has been substituted.
Donor:
Craig Ernest Kodros
Collection place:
Greece
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Beehive, accession number 7-6304, described as Beehive, conical; willow foundation in wickerweave covered with dried cow dung; some beeswax poured into hive upon completion; diameter at base 41 cm, height 42 cm. Native name: Kepsaye. Made by student (see paper in acquisition envelope) based on verbal description of the material and methods used on Andros. Student made this for project for Anthro 130, “Invention and Technology,” taught by Prof. Desmond Clark. These beehives are not longer made on Andros; the wooden box form has been substituted.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Beehive, accession number 7-6304, described as Beehive, conical; willow foundation in wickerweave covered with dried cow dung; some beeswax poured into hive upon completion; diameter at base 41 cm, height 42 cm. Native name: Kepsaye. Made by student (see paper in acquisition envelope) based on verbal description of the material and methods used on Andros. Student made this for project for Anthro 130, “Invention and Technology,” taught by Prof. Desmond Clark. These beehives are not longer made on Andros; the wooden box form has been substituted.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Beehive, accession number 7-6304, described as Beehive, conical; willow foundation in wickerweave covered with dried cow dung; some beeswax poured into hive upon completion; diameter at base 41 cm, height 42 cm. Native name: Kepsaye. Made by student (see paper in acquisition envelope) based on verbal description of the material and methods used on Andros. Student made this for project for Anthro 130, “Invention and Technology,” taught by Prof. Desmond Clark. These beehives are not longer made on Andros; the wooden box form has been substituted.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beehive, accession number 7-6304, described as Beehive, conical; willow foundation in wickerweave covered with dried cow dung; some beeswax poured into hive upon completion; diameter at base 41 cm, height 42 cm. Native name: Kepsaye. Made by student (see paper in acquisition envelope) based on verbal description of the material and methods used on Andros. Student made this for project for Anthro 130, “Invention and Technology,” taught by Prof. Desmond Clark. These beehives are not longer made on Andros; the wooden box form has been substituted.

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