Birdcage

Museum number:
18-512
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Object count:
1
Description:
Barrel shaped bird cage; frame of bamboo splints, two ends of wooden rounds, handle of carved wood; contains well for water and platform for bananas. Made by men; “Silindik” is a small green and yellow bird. Including handle width 43.7 cm. Including handle height 32 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Birdcages (animal containers)
Function:
1.5 Household and 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Birdcage, accession number 18-512, described as Barrel shaped bird cage; frame of bamboo splints, two ends of wooden rounds, handle of carved wood; contains well for water and platform for bananas. Made by men; “Silindik” is a small green and yellow bird. Including handle width 43.7 cm. Including handle height 32 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Birdcage, accession number 18-512, described as Barrel shaped bird cage; frame of bamboo splints, two ends of wooden rounds, handle of carved wood; contains well for water and platform for bananas. Made by men; “Silindik” is a small green and yellow bird. Including handle width 43.7 cm. Including handle height 32 cm.

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