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Art of the Ancient Americas
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Votive figure of an Andean Fox with Backward Facing Ears and Forelegs
1100–1476
Camelid wool; cross-knit looping
6.35 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Gift of Erik Jacobsen
2019.1.15
Geography:
Andes Mountains
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Andes, North or Central coast culture
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Andres Moraga, to 1988; Erik Jacobsen Collection, to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
Vanessa Drake Moraga, Shamans, Supernaturals and Animal Spirits: Mythic Figures from the Ancient Andes, 2 vols. (Larkspur, Calif.: OLOLO Press, 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.
