Bird cage

Museum number:
9-14816
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Accession number:
Acc.3393
Description:
Possible birdcage; angular teardrop shape; fiberboard bars padded and covered with coral colored cloth and blue and gold striped and pattered cut foil paper; cage bottom is plaited with bamboo stirps. Exterior of cage is pink cotton string netting; metal ring and hook hanger.
Donor:
Herbert Wehrly Estate
Collection place:
India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Birdcages (animal containers) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bird cage, accession number 9-14816, described as Possible birdcage; angular teardrop shape; fiberboard bars padded and covered with coral colored cloth and blue and gold striped and pattered cut foil paper; cage bottom is plaited with bamboo stirps. Exterior of cage is pink cotton string netting; metal ring and hook hanger.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird cage, accession number 9-14816, described as Possible birdcage; angular teardrop shape; fiberboard bars padded and covered with coral colored cloth and blue and gold striped and pattered cut foil paper; cage bottom is plaited with bamboo stirps. Exterior of cage is pink cotton string netting; metal ring and hook hanger.

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