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



Figure of a farmer and chicken, ivory
Japan, made by Munehiro, late 19th century
Collected by Phoebe A. Hearst, acc. 1909.
9-5724

Figures such as this, called okimono, were related to miniature carved belt toggles (Netsuke). Made as free-standing sculptures with bases, they were especially popular with foreign visitors during the late 19th century.