introduction
BEGINNINGS:
THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920)


THE PHOEBE HEARST COLLECTIONS
GUATEMALA
NATIVE CALIFORNIA
01. Woman’s dance dress

02. Dentalium shell money

03. Jump Dance woodpecker headdress

04. Woman’s dress hat, basketry

05. Clay balls in tule basket; sling

06. Feathered basket

07. Ceremonial headdress, feathers

08. Sandals, agave fiber

09. Presentation basket

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



Feathered basket
Sonoma County, Geyserville; Pomo
Collected by John P. Stanley, 1901.
1-469

The Pomo made beautiful feathered baskets for use in ceremonies, as gifts, and for sale.