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Insect cage
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Insect cage

Date1850-1930
Label TextThis insect cage may have been used to keep crickets as a pastime, valued for its vigorous chirping and combative demeanor.
Object number2007.22
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.
Credit LineGift of Henry and Mary Ann James, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions3 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 in. (9.5 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm)
MediumBamboo and horn
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Insect cage
1850-1930
Object number: 2007.21
Sachet or insect cage with lid
Sachet or insect cage with lid
Japanese
ca. 1850
Object number: 98.53.13
Image Not Available for Cricket Cage
Cricket Cage
Japanese
20th century
Object number: 62.141
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with man and wolves on handle
Horn spoon with man and wolves on handle
Haida, Tlingit
late 19th-early 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.131
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with man and beaver on handle
Horn spoon with man and beaver on handle
Haida, Tlingit
late 19th – early 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.132
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with man on handle
Horn spoon with man on handle
Haida, Tlingit
late 19th-early 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.133
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with eagle, frog, wolf, hawk
Horn spoon with eagle, frog, wolf, hawk
Tlingit
late 19th century
Object number: 2024.19.141
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with man and beaver on handle
Horn spoon with man and beaver on handle
Haida or Tlingit
ca.1900
Object number: 2024.19.150
Image Not Available for Horn spoon with small goat horn handle
Horn spoon with small goat horn handle
Tlingit
late 19th century
Object number: 2024.19.153
Image Not Available for Kite
Kite
Korean
1982
Object number: SC2003.1
Ink stone and cover
Ink stone and cover
18th century
Object number: 53.32.2
Photo: Susan Cole
Birdcage, round expandable
1850-1920
Object number: 2007.8