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 Ceremonial headdress, feathers Inyo County, Independence; Shoshoneans Collected by Philip M. Jones from Charles P. Wilcomb, who obtained it from H. C. Floyd,1902. 1-1398 This striking headdress, undoubtedly used by shamans and other religious leaders, could have been created by one of several Shoshonean groups residing in Inyo County: Owens Valley Paiute, Panamint Shoshone (Koso), Kawaiisu, and Southern Paiute.