Figure Item Number: 946/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature human figure standing on tiptoe in a tapering vertical cage. Top of cage is flat with a small hole for the figure's neck to pass through, leaving the head outside the top of the structure. Inscription on bottom reads: "Method of hanging or execution."
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China before 1926
- Collected between 1906 and 1926
- Owned by Edith Sibley
- Owned by D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed before February 16, 1984
- Received from D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor) on February 16, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Edith Sibley, D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed
- Received from
- D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1926
- Collection Date
- between 1906 and 1926
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0946/0028