Trap

Museum number:
2-69281a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210269281a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Fish trap model: a) 2 piece conical shaped wooden trap, probably spruce root for binding; 1st piece: square mouthed with conical bottom leading into 2nd piece, both have continuous spiral of wood around verticals for binding, pieces tied together. (b & c) small sticks; b) has piece of 2-twine cordage tied on.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Northern Athapaskan tribes
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
1894-1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fish traps
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Sticks used to secure trap to river bottom.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
b)— length 10.7 centimeters, a)— length 21 centimeters, and c)— length 10.4 centimeters
Comment:
References: "The Eskimo About Bering Strait", Nelson, William, p. 184. "U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology", 18th annual report. Attached tag written by Llewellyn L. Loud, "Lost no. with 2-2763 Mar ''33 cf 2-6392." Based on information, trap attributed to Accession 46.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Trap, accession number 2-69281a-c, described as Fish trap model: a) 2 piece conical shaped wooden trap, probably spruce root for binding; 1st piece: square mouthed with conical bottom leading into 2nd piece, both have continuous spiral of wood around verticals for binding, pieces tied together. (b & c) small sticks; b) has piece of 2-twine cordage tied on.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Trap, accession number 2-69281a-c, described as Fish trap model: a) 2 piece conical shaped wooden trap, probably spruce root for binding; 1st piece: square mouthed with conical bottom leading into 2nd piece, both have continuous spiral of wood around verticals for binding, pieces tied together. (b & c) small sticks; b) has piece of 2-twine cordage tied on.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-69281a-c, described as Fish trap model: a) 2 piece conical shaped wooden trap, probably spruce root for binding; 1st piece: square mouthed with conical bottom leading into 2nd piece, both have continuous spiral of wood around verticals for binding, pieces tied together. (b & c) small sticks; b) has piece of 2-twine cordage tied on.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-69281a-c, described as Fish trap model: a) 2 piece conical shaped wooden trap, probably spruce root for binding; 1st piece: square mouthed with conical bottom leading into 2nd piece, both have continuous spiral of wood around verticals for binding, pieces tied together. (b & c) small sticks; b) has piece of 2-twine cordage tied on.

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