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Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

103 Kroebel Hall - University of Califor
Berkeley, California

Phone: (510) 643-7648 --
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Statement of Purpose:

Highlights:

This exhibit presents a sampling of the vast collections of the museum, its mission, history and current research, with selections from ancient Egypt, ancient Peru, California Indians, Asia (India), and Africa.

Ishi, the last Yahi Indian of California, spent the last years of his life, 1911 to 1916, living at the museum working with anthropologists to record his culture, demonstrating technological skills and retelling Yahi myths, tales and songs.

Exhibits:

This exhibit contains photographs taken by U.C Berkeley doctoral candidate, Jill Forshee, in several villages of East Sumba, Indonesia, between 1991 and 1994. The vividly pictorial fabrics of this region are among the most dynamic and complex of their kind in the world, reflecting the social worlds and imaginations of the people who produce them. Sumbanese textiles are prestige goods that have long responded to the foreign and the local, and embody cultural history along with continuous innovation.

The ikat textiles of Sumba, Indonesia--traditional prestige and exchange goods--have recently become highly valued by foreign collectors and tourists. This exhibit considers the creation, symbolic meanings, uses, and eventual movements of these fabrics in a local and global exchange system. This display includes the various stages in the production of an ikat fabric, along with a backstrap loom, and indigo dye pot, and some vividly patterned woven cloths.

This introductory display reviews the collection and study of textiles at the University--by both the former Decorative Art/Design Department and the Museum of Anthropology, which now holds the Department's collections. Pivotal to this history is textile scholar Lila O'Neale, an anthropologist who taught in the Decorative Art Department. On view are a representative sample of impressive weavings from East and South Asia, West Africa, Mexico, the historic United States, and contemporary fiber art.

Drawing from the Hearst Museum's unparalleled collection, this exhibition examines the diversity of styles--across space and time--of Guatemalan textiles. Sections are devoted to costume as communication, evolution in textile design (headcloths spanning many decades were collected from one community), embroidery, the domestic domain of materials and techniques, the commercial domain of the marketplace, and the ceremonial domain of fiesta.

In 1902 Phoebe Hearst sent Gustavus Eisen to collect textiles in Guatemala. He brought back more than 200 textiles, forming the world's largest and best-documented collection of 19th century Guatemalan textiles. This exhibition is drawn from the album of 60 photographs that Eisen took on this expedition. These wonderfully detailed, large-format images reveal the costumes and scenes from daily life of Guatemalans of the time.

A Year of Cloth will focus on the museum's renowned collections of textiles from Native America, Europe, Guatemala, Peru, and Indonesia. This exhibition will offer a rare opportunity for the textile community and the general public to view important materials from the collection, and will concentrate on understanding cloth and costume past and present from the particular perspective of anthropology. Please join us! Free admission. ------------

Margot Blum Schevill, museum research associate, author of Maya Textiles of Guatemala, and Maya textiles exhibit consultant, will offer insights and tips on how to retrieve information that provides documentation for objects. Museums are often asked to accept undocumented collections which presents a problem for them. If you are hoping to donate your collection or simply desire more accurate documentation, acquiring the information takes only a few extra minutes when purchasing an object. Come and learn how! $5 admission. Members free. ------------

Jill Forshee, curator of the Sumbanese textile exhibit, will give a slide-illustrated talk on the creation, significance, uses, and trade of these highly pictorial textiles of Eastern Indonesia. She will discuss the nature of Sumbanese societies and cloth and their changing interrelationships with the global culture and economy. Free admission.

OCTOBER

Ira Jacknis, curator of the introductory textile exhibit, will give an overview of the rich textile collections at the University. His talk will highlight the interplay between anthropologists and fiber artists, focusing on the creation of new weavings inspired by historic and ethnic examples. Free admission. --------------

The Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum is pleased to be hosting the California Indian Conference as it returns to International House at U. C. Berkeley this year. The conference is an annual interdisciplinary gathering that fosters the exchange of views and information between academics, American Indians, students, and community members. Any topic reflecting humanistic, scientific, artistic, or social concern with California Indian people and their cultural heritage is welcome. In the past, conference topics have included a wide range of fields including California Indian dance, narratives, languages, anthropology, law, and social issues. Museum members are encouraged to attend the conference. Advance registration and on-site registration will be available. For more information, please contact Barbara Takiguchi by phone (510) 643-7648, e-mail (shop@montu.berkeley.edu), or letter. --------------

Drawing from diverse experiences, this panel of California Native weavers will use the basket as a catalyst for a discussion of topics including connections and contrasts - baskets and other forms of material culture vs. language, song, dance in the preservation of culture; museums - issues of collection, curation, access. Free admission. --------------

Join us in celebrating the Twelth Annual California Indian Conference and the Phoebe Hearst Museum's exhibit, From the Weaver's Hand : Attributed Baskets from Native California. Light refreshments. Free admission.

Hours:

The museum and the museum store are open from 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; from 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. The museum is closed on national and University holidays.

Admission:

Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors, and $.50 for children 16 and under; free admission for museum members, UC students, staff and faculty. Free to the public on Thursdays. The Museum is wheelchair accessible.

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