DE YOUNG ART CENTER (DYAC) 2501 Irving Street San Francisco, CA 94122 tel: (415) 682-2484 internet: www.thinker.org/deyoung/index.html
		•Oceanic Art Permanent
			The Oceanic collections were charter collections of the Museum formed in 1894. Throughout the century, additional Oceanic works have built this 900 work collection. Highlights include a 10-foot housepost from the latmul culture of Papua New Guinea, a group of brightly painted carvings used in Malanggan ceremonials of New Ireland, and a selection of powerful wood carvings from the Maori peoples of New Zealand.
		•Textiles Permanent
			A remarkable range of geography, tradition and technique is represented in the Museums' 11,000 work textile collection. Highlights include fine fashionable costume from the 18th century to the present, and treasures from the Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Collection, including the most important group of Anatolian kilims outside Turkey and six outstanding Uzbek embroideries.
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