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wood cage with moveable door
Cricket Cage
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cricket Cage

Maker Chinese Artist
Datelate 19th century
Place of originChina
Mediumwood and bone with metal mounts
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 × 2 in. (3.8 × 2.5 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Gladys Harn Harris Art Acquisition Endowment and the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2017.9.2
Collections
Visual Descriptionwood cage with moveable door
wood cage with moveable door
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