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


THE PHOEBE HEARST COLLECTIONS
GUATEMALA
NATIVE CALIFORNIA
ALASKAN ESKIMO
PHILIPPINES
01. Man’s hat, basketry

02. Bachelor’s hat, basketry

03. Arm ornament, boar’s tusk

04. Pipes

05. Lime container, bamboo

06. Figurative helmet, wood

ANCIENT NORTH AMERICA
ANCIENT PERU
ANCIENT egypt
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

TRANSITION (1920-1945)

EXPANSION (1945-1960)

CULMINATION (1960-1980)

RECENT YEARS (1980-2001)

RECENT ACQUISITIONS



Bachelor’s hat, basketry
Luzon, Bontoc (att.)
Collected by David P. Barrows, 1901–10, acc. 1953.
10–1160

Peoples of the Philippines wore a great variety of hat types. This small one was worn at the back of the head by unmarried men. David P. Barrows was an educational administrator in the Philippines before serving as president of the University (1919–23), and later as professor of political science.