DepartmentAsia
Cricket
NameOrigami
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 20th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumPalm leaf, fabric
Dimensions4 5/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (11 × 8 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Robert Coffland, given in loving memory of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, A.2013.51.5
Object numberA.2013.51.5
DescriptionIntricate and delicate example of palm leaf origami, forming the body of small cricket or grasshopper, complete with two antennae, red fabric eyes, one eye is damaged, stylized head, thorax, abdomen, and three pairs of legs.Early-Mid 20th Century
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded