Fish trap for wrasse (a type of fish)

Date created
August 2001
Culture/People
Native Hawaiian
Artist/Maker
Kumulaʻau Sing (Lloyd Kumulaʻau Sing, Jr.), Native Hawaiian
Previous owner
William Kuamo'o Helelani Kealoha Kapuni, Native Hawaiian, 1947-2008
Victoria Kapuni (Mrs. William Kapuni), Non-Indian
Donor
Victoria Kapuni (Mrs. William Kapuni), Non-Indian
Collection History
Given by the artist to William Kuamo'o Helelani Kealoha Kapuni (Native Hawaiian, 1947-2008) at the conclusion of a 2001 pahu drum workshop led by William Kapuni at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum on Oahu; inherited by William Kapuni’s wife, Victoria Kapuni; donated to NMAI by Victoria Kapuni in 2010.
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Place
Oahu; Honolulu County; Hawaii; USA
Archipelago
Polynesia
Island Name
Oahu
Island Grouping
Hawaiian Islands
See related items
Native Hawaiian
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/7940
Barcode
267940.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term
hina’i
Object Name
Fish trap for wrasse (a type of fish)
Media/Materials
Scoria, ʻulei wood (osteomeles anthyllidifolia), ʻieʻie root/roots (freycinetia arborea), coconut fiber cordage (sennit)
Techniques
Twined, tied
Dimensions
21.90 x 20.90 x 21.50 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62f299699-1ea6-4a52-bd1a-9cbe69c40d1e
Record ID
NMAI_401439