Trap

Museum number:
2-6387a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21026387a@2dc
Alternate number:
x-2580 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
(a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fish traps
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Fish trap.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 48 centimeters, (a)— length 56.5 centimeters, and (c)— length 7.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1961-1962 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (April 3, 1962–April 3, 1962), S1965-1966 #92: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert F. G. Spier (June 16, 1966–July 29, 1966), S1966-1967 #103: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 4, 1967–May 4, 1967), S1967-1968 #137: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (May 15, 1968–May 28, 1968), and S1967-1968 #92: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (February 15, 1968–February 15, 1968)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-6387a-c, described as (a) Fish trap model with (b) fence and (c) pendant fish. (a) Spruce, oblong slat and hoop construction. (b) Fence from trap: wood slats and crosspieces attached to long piece of wood. (c) Pendant fish which has come loose from tie in trap, other fish still attached. Made with spruce root and shoots.

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