introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) THE PHOEBE HEARST COLLECTIONS GUATEMALA NATIVE CALIFORNIA ALASKAN ESKIMO PHILIPPINES ANCIENT NORTH AMERICA ANCIENT PERU Early Intermediate Period: Nasca Early Intermediate Period:Moche Middle Horizon and Late Intermediate Period 01. Necklace clasp, lizard; gold 02. Figure of a litter bearer, carved wood 03. Flask-shaped jar 04. Tumbler, clay 05. Man’s sleeved tunic, cotton and alpaca wool 06. Small pottery figure with yarn 07. Large figure, clay Late Intermediate Period and Late Horizon ANCIENT egypt ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Figure of a litter bearer, carved wood Moche, Site H (summit of Cerro Blanco); Middle Horizon 4–2232 A sacrificial shrine offering, this figure raises his arm to support the carrying post of a litter. That he was a person of high rank in his own right is shown by his Wari-style hat and forehead ornament and his ear spools. The shell inlays that once covered his body represent birds in flight.