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Chumash Artifact Display at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of a display table. Table holds a variety of Chumash artifacts, and labels. People are visible along the edge of the table.
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura…
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura…
Basketry Display at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of a display of Chumash basketry. Display shows basket weaving techniques and materials. Picture of Chumash basket weaver, Candelaria Valenzuela behind display.
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the Bicentennial celebration…
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the Bicentennial celebration…
Basket Making Demonstration at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid showing an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura. Closeup view of Native American baskets at a basketmaking demonstration table. People are handling the weaving materials and looking at completed baskets.
Museum records…
Museum records…
Basket Making Demonstration at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid showing an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura. In the center of the image woman wearing a "cowboy" hat and spotted skirt is weaving a basket. Beside her is a table of baskets and weaving supplies, including what appears to be a…
Chumash Dancer at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid showing an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura. A Chumash man wearing regalia dances in the center view. He is partially obscured by shadow. Crowd visible in background.
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the…
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the…
Seated Group at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid showing an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura. Group of several young people kneel on the grass, some dressed in Native American regalia. A small drum is in front of the group. A decorated staff is standing in the ground beside…
Estevan Wypooke Poster
Polaroid showing a poster with a black and white picture of Estevan Wypooke of Injaja processing seeds with a basket. Text under the image reads, "Estevan Wypooke of Inaja separating the seed from the chaff by the skillful manipulation of the bateo…
Petroglyph Display at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing a display of Native American petroglyph designs on a large canvas or sheet. Canvas is affixed to a black metal fence.
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the…
Museum records indicate that the event shown is the…
Poster of Cahuilla Food Gathering
Polaroid showing an educational poster with illustrations of Cahuilla people gathering and processing food.
Museum records indicate that the poster was exhibited at the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura Mission.
Museum records indicate that the poster was exhibited at the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura Mission.
Poster of Cahuilla Dwellings
Polaroid showing an educational poster with illustrations of Cahuilla dwellings. Details of the illustrations are labeled.
Museum records indicate that the poster appeared at the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura…
Museum records indicate that the poster appeared at the Bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Buenaventura…
Children at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing a group of children standing on a lawn nearby a staff or post decorated with feathers. Two of the children wear Chumash regalia. A crowd is visible behind the children.
Museum…
Museum…
Vincent Tumamait at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing Chumash elder, Vincent Tumamait standing and looking towards camera. Vincent wears a brown vest over white shirt, gray trousers, and a "cowboy" hat. He also wears a bolo tie and…
California Brown Bear
Outdoor scene of a bear in a forest. Bear stands in profile, facing the left of the view. It appears to be small or young.
Museum records indicated that it is likely a California brown bear, possibly in Yosemite National Park.
Museum records indicated that it is likely a California brown bear, possibly in Yosemite National Park.
Chumash Dolphin Dancer at Albinger Museum
Close view of a Chumash Dolphin Dancer performing outdoors at the Albinger Archaeology Museum in Ventura. The man is dressed in regalia, and appears to be blowing on a flute-like instrument. Crowd of onlookers are visible in background.
Woman Feeding Squirrel
Outdoor scene of an unidentified woman crouched down and feeding a squirrel from her hand. She wears a long, thick coat and a brimmed hat with feather. A door and rock wall behind them.
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows a Chumash man dancing and dressed in regalia. A second dancer is partially visible on the left side of the…
Three Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows two Chumash men and a young girl dressed in regalia. The girl stands between the men, and all three look towards…
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows a Chumash man dancing and dressed in regalia. A second dancer is partially visible on the right side of the…
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows two Chumash men dancing and dressed in regalia. The dancers stand side-by-side, facing in opposite directions. A…
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows a two Chumash men dressed in regalia and dancing. A third person in regalia.
Museum records indicate that…
Museum records indicate that…
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Outdoor scene at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art [called Museum of Ventura County at time of writing, 2024] courtyard. Shows a young Chumash dancer dressed in regalia. A second person in regalia and kneeling photographer in…
Tom Kelly Sifting Dirt
Outdoor scene showing scientist Tom Kelly sifting dirt through a mesh frame. Kelly wears a white shirt and a hard hat. He is crouched over a sectioned off area. He has a full beard. Published 8 September 1988.
Museum records indicate that Tom…
Museum records indicate that Tom…
Fossil Jaw Found in Simi Valley
Closeup view of a small fossilized jawbone held by two bare hands. Teeth are visible along the edge of the fossil. A tray containing rocks and other samples with labels is next to the hands. Published 8 September 1988.
Museum records indicate…
Museum records indicate…
Pelican
Studio portrait of a pelican in profile. Pelican has dark feathers. It stands facing the left of the image. It has its neck tucked close to its body.
Vincent Tumamait and Jackie Kelly
Outdoor scene showing Chumash elder Vincent Tumamait and museum docent Jackie Kelly at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art (called Museum of Ventura County at time of cataloging, 2025). Both Tumamait and Kelly wear red, long sleeved shirts.…