introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) THE PHOEBE HEARST COLLECTIONS 01. CEREMONIAL ADZ 02. POI BOWL, CARVED KO WOOD 03. FIGURE FOR MALAGAN CEREMONY 04. FABRIC PANEL AND SKULL BOWL 05. FIGURE OF A FARMER AND CHICKEN, IVORY 06. PRAYER STONE 07. PRAYER BEADS 08. SADDLE, PAINTED WOOD 09. KEY AND LOCK 10. PAINTING, RAWHIDE 11. KACHINA DOLL, BUTTERFLY MAIDEN (PALHIK MANA) 12. WEDGE-WEAVE BLANKET 13. SILVER JEWELERY 14. “EGYPT, ABU SIMBEL” 15. “NIMAN KACHINA DANCERS” 16. “THE EVENING CHANT” GUATEMALA NATIVE CALIFORNIA ALASKAN ESKIMO PHILIPPINES ANCIENT NORTH AMERICA ANCIENT PERU ANCIENT egypt ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS "Curator's Choice" Figure for malagan ceremony Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland Donated by Phoebe A. Hearst, acc. 1901. 11-408 "The malagan cycle of the New Ireland people consists of elaborate ceremonies to honor deceased ancestors, increasing their prestige, and that of their descendants. This beautifully-crafted, multi-media figure with coconut fiber hair and Turbo shell operculae for eyes, is an especially fine example of malagan art." Patrick V. Kirch (Curator of Oceanic Archaeology).