Bird trap

Museum number:
18-511
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Pajakumbuh, Piladang, Minangkabau
Collection date:
1965-1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bird traps
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird trap, accession number 18-511, described as Bird trap with flat wooden floor and decorative chest; bamboo splint top held together with herringbone bound weave; wooden hanging hook. Called “Sengka Pujueh” on collector’s list. To catch “Balam” and “Pujueh,” two species of birds which are kept as pets. Height 25.2 cm. Length base 23.7 cm. Bag of possible fragments with object 5/16/12 AT.

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