rabbit hop and seek
Suitable for ages 5+
Hello young rabbit!
Ready to hop and
seek? Find and
explore some
rabbity objects here
at the Ashmolean
and discover what
jobs they had in
different times and
places.
Find this useful little rabbit, hiding in a
quiet corner at the end of the gallery.
Bounce up to
LEVEL 1,
GALLERY 32:
India from AD 600
If you had this pot in your house, what
would you put in it?
Around 700 years ago someone in
Cambodia stored lime powder in this
pot. They needed this for betel chewing
which is a bit like chewing tobacco. This
is still popular today (but not very good
for you).
Wiggle your ears, and
climb the stairs to
LEVEL 2 GALLERY 37:
Japan 1600-1900
Look at the detail on this tiny
rabbit. Can you draw his face?
You’ll find this little Japanese
rabbit in a case with lots of other
Netsuke. Can you say ‘Net su ke?
This rabbit had an important job to do.
Netsuke were toggles used to attach pockets
to traditional Japanese clothes, so they didn’t
fall off.
You are now looking for a
Japanese hare from the 1800s,
which has longer ears than a
rabbit.
Can you see a line – what do you
think this object is?
What was once stored inside it?
Clue: you’d need your nose!
Ready to twitch your
nose? Walk through to
GALLERY 36: Japan
from 1850
Hare’y up – one more
rabbity object to find!
Go to GALLERY 39:
Music and Tapestry
Find some rabbits resting under
a tree on this instrument, while
the fashionable people take a
stroll.
Imagine playing a tune. What will
it be? The notes sound like musical
raindrops – Plinkity Plonkity
Plink. Now imagine the rabbits
jumping up and down as you
play.
This is an English Virginal and is
nearly 350 years old. When you
press the keys the strings are
plucked to make music.
Use the box below to
draw your own rabbit.
Will he or she be bouncing along, or eating a carrot?
What’s up Doc - you’ve finished your trail!