Uniform: Section B
In my previous post called Costumes – Human Influences, I mentioned what the uniform code of the characters in the cage could be.
Section A consisted of a dress uniform style which visibly showed the audience of the bird’s linkage in a human way but still showing individuality through colours – the Vest tops.
Section B will consist of bird’s uniform code and to give the darker element of the the character’s confinement of the Mistress’s cage.
I started thinking about how birds are kept in captivity compared to them being free in the wild. Then the thought struck me. Ring Tags.
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“Ringing helps investigate how long birds live and when and where they move, which is vital information for bird conservation. Placing a light, uniquely numbered ring around a bird’s leg is a reliable and harmless method of identifying birds as individuals. Some projects use colour rings to allow identification without catching birds.” – www.thebritishmuseum.org
In captivity terms, Ring Tags are what you usually find on racing and messager pigeons to identify the owner of the bird and their home location.
By incorporating these two forms I have designed code systems for each of the six original cage birds which I will engrave on this product to become ankle bracelet Ring Tags.
Human Ring Tags
- The Gloom = TM??30
- The Thump = TM40??
- The Guzzle = TM3506
- The Gazer = TM23??
- The Twitting = TM22??
- The Gossip = TM30??
TM stands for “The Mistress” being the owner of the bid in which the ring is attached to. The first two numbered digits stand for the longest recorded life span of that particular bird in captivity, and the second two numbered digits stand for the longest recorded life span of that particular bird in the wild. The ?? means that the life span has not been able to be recorded. (figures sourced from http://www.demogr.mpg.de).