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 Door or gate lock, wrought iron Germany, Nuremberg; 1400-1700 Collected by Phoebe A. Hearst, acc. 1903. 7-756 Barrel key, wrought iron Germany, Nuremberg; ca. 1600 Collected by Phoebe A. Hearst, acc. 1903. 7-673 These items, not a set, were part of a large collection of decorative ironwork donated by Phoebe Hearst. Also acquired in great quantities by her son, William Randolph Hearst, they were more the kind of object that she collected for herself.