Grasshopper cage

Museum number:
9-13680
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3314
Description:
Cage; for grasshoppers; yellow plastic; sliding door; for storing grasshoppers for bird food. Used by bird fanciers, usually men. Bought from vendor of grubs, grasshoppers, bird food etc.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Hong Kong
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Materials:
Plastic (organic material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Grasshopper cage, accession number 9-13680, described as Cage; for grasshoppers; yellow plastic; sliding door; for storing grasshoppers for bird food. Used by bird fanciers, usually men. Bought from vendor of grubs, grasshoppers, bird food etc.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grasshopper cage, accession number 9-13680, described as Cage; for grasshoppers; yellow plastic; sliding door; for storing grasshoppers for bird food. Used by bird fanciers, usually men. Bought from vendor of grubs, grasshoppers, bird food etc.

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