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Asian Art

Fetish

20th century

Bone, jute

2 15/16 in. (7.49 cm)
Ann B. Goodman Collection, Gift of Ann B. Goodman
2015.125.69
Geography: 
China
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Chinese, Nuosu Yi
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Ritual Objects
Provenance: 

Maria Noelle Muletier, Paris; purchased by Ann B. Goodman, Cambridge, Mass., 2010; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2015

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.