introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) The Americas Africa Asia India Central and Western Asia Japan China 01. Buddha sculpture, bronze 02. Woman's shoes and Figurine of a woman 03. Geomancer's compass 04. Toy of two grasshoppers, palm leaf 05. Puppet for a Taoist drama Indonesia Oceania and Australia RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Puppet for a Taoist drama China, Taiwan, Taichung Collected by Frank B. Bessac, 1965. 9–5793 This is one of a set of six puppets from a Taoist puppet show, collected with the cooperation of a temple of Taoist monks. The monks used popular stories to help communicate their faith to the common folk. This figure represents Hsüan Tsang or Tripitaka, a Chinese pilgrim to India in the 7th century A.D. His story was popularized in the novel Monkey, also known as Journey to the West.