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Model trap for catching birds

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Tunica

    Collector

    Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

    Seller

    Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

    Collection History

    Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably between 1938 and 1940; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1940.

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    Date created

    circa 1930

    Catalog Number

    20/3508

    Barcode

    203508.000

    Object Type

    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Object Name

    Model trap for catching birds

    Media/Materials

    Wood, twine/string

    Techniques

    Cut, notched, tied

    Place

    Louisiana; USA

    See related items

    Tunica
    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws684632acd-8c6f-4cd1-9b61-4c819aa87ad0

    Record ID

    NMAI_217339

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