Trap Item Number: Ia30 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bottle-like woven trap with inverted lid attached. Walls bulge out from oval base and compress into flat oval shoulder. Twined, circular neck flares slightly outwards. Inverted cone lid attached with one strand. Alternating sections of medium flat woven weft and narrow rounded twined weft. Natural light brown colour. Loose weaving to allow water in.
History Of Use
For catching fish.
Item History
- Made in Quezon, Philippines
- Owned by Republic of the Philippines (Board of Investments)
- Owned by Asian Centre U.B.C. Asian Centre before July 30, 1979
- Received from Asian Centre U.B.C. Asian Centre (Donor) on July 30, 1979
What
- Name
- Trap
- Identification Number
- Ia30
- Type of Item
- trap
- Material
- bamboo grass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- plaited and twined
- Overall
- height 25.5 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tagalog
- Previous Owner
- Republic of the Philippines (Board of Investments) and Asian Centre U.B.C. Asian Centre
- Received from
- Asian Centre U.B.C. Asian Centre (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quezon, Philippines
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0545/0003