Birdcage

Museum number:
18-513
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Round bird cage for bird called “Balam;” sides of bamboo splints, floor of bamboo strips in twill plaiting; elaborate silvered brass hanging hook (”Sangkutan Sangka”). Also has parts of rattan wood and “Idjuek.” Cage only height ca. 16 cm, diameter 30 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian and Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Birdcages (animal containers)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Birdcage, accession number 18-513, described as Round bird cage for bird called “Balam;” sides of bamboo splints, floor of bamboo strips in twill plaiting; elaborate silvered brass hanging hook (”Sangkutan Sangka”). Also has parts of rattan wood and “Idjuek.” Cage only height ca. 16 cm, diameter 30 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Birdcage, accession number 18-513, described as Round bird cage for bird called “Balam;” sides of bamboo splints, floor of bamboo strips in twill plaiting; elaborate silvered brass hanging hook (”Sangkutan Sangka”). Also has parts of rattan wood and “Idjuek.” Cage only height ca. 16 cm, diameter 30 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Birdcage, accession number 18-513, described as Round bird cage for bird called “Balam;” sides of bamboo splints, floor of bamboo strips in twill plaiting; elaborate silvered brass hanging hook (”Sangkutan Sangka”). Also has parts of rattan wood and “Idjuek.” Cage only height ca. 16 cm, diameter 30 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Birdcage, accession number 18-513, described as Round bird cage for bird called “Balam;” sides of bamboo splints, floor of bamboo strips in twill plaiting; elaborate silvered brass hanging hook (”Sangkutan Sangka”). Also has parts of rattan wood and “Idjuek.” Cage only height ca. 16 cm, diameter 30 cm.

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