introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) The Americas Africa Asia India 01. Sari, tie-dyed cloth 02. Turban fitter's dummy 03. Press for puri bread 04. Puppet and Shrine 05. Story-teller's portable temple Central and Western Asia Japan China Indonesia Oceania and Australia RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Story-teller’s portable temple India, Rajasthan, Dussi Collected by Ronald Maduro, 1970. 9–11105 Travelling story-tellers carry around such shrines from place to place. The successively folding panels illustrate the story of the gods Ram and Sita.