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
Breadfruit pounder, wood
Caroline Islands, Pohnpei
Collected by William R. Bascom 1946, acc. 1965.
11–14903
Breadfruit and yams were the principal starch foods on Pohnpei. Breadfruit was eaten baked, boiled, or fried.