introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) Africa and Asia Oceania 01. Model canoe, with paddle and bailer 02. Ceremonial knife and spoon 03. Breadfruit pounder, wood Latin America CULMINATION (1960-1980) RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Ceremonial knife and spoon Caroline Islands, Pohnpei Collected by William R. Bascom 1946, acc. 1965. 11–14964, 14952 This simple knife (hibiscus wood) and spoon (coconut husk) were used in preparing and eating līli, a ceremonial meal generally made from breadfruit. Eaten only a few times a year, līli was subject to a great deal of ritual; one of the taboos was that all of its implements must be newly-made and then discarded after one use. Eating the ceremonial meal of līli, Pohnpei. Photograph by William Bascom, 1946 (HMA).