introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) The Americas Africa Asia India Central and Western Asia Japan China 01. Buddha sculpture, bronze 02. Woman's shoes and Figurine of a woman 03. Geomancer's compass 04. Toy of two grasshoppers, palm leaf 05. Puppet for a Taoist drama Indonesia Oceania and Australia RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Toy of two grasshoppers, palm leaf Made by Chan Chong Chi China, Hong Kong, Kowloon Collected by Niloufer Ichaporia, 1977. 9–13679 An exhibited “folk artist,” Chan Chong Chi was an orphan who learned his craft in Yunnan. At the age of fourteen, he became a teacher himself, instructing poor people to do this for a living. It takes three years to develop the skill. These fiber toys were formerly made of straw.