Trap model

Museum number:
2-4413
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-559 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Red and brown stained wood cylinder with baleen strips in encircling grooves, antler projections.
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
Materials:
Baleen, Bone (material), and Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Traps (trapping equipment)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Trap for fox or wolf.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 17.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap model, accession number 2-4413, described as Red and brown stained wood cylinder with baleen strips in encircling grooves, antler projections.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap model, accession number 2-4413, described as Red and brown stained wood cylinder with baleen strips in encircling grooves, antler projections.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trap model, accession number 2-4413, described as Red and brown stained wood cylinder with baleen strips in encircling grooves, antler projections.

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