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



Figurative helmet, wood
Luzon, Ifugao
Collected by Roy F. Barton, 1918.
10–2193

Men used wooden hats while working, hunting, or traveling; they could also be used as a bowl.