Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Image
Title
Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard
Identifier
16996
Source
Linda Ochoa Collection, 1989
Description
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 image. Row of three onlookers stand in the background, below a striped awning.
Museum records indicate that the dancers were performing at the opening of the "Skywatchers" exhibition.
Museum records indicate that the dancers were performing at the opening of the "Skywatchers" exhibition.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1985
Format
Color photograph
12.6 x 8.9 cm
Subject
Chumash Indians
Chumash dance
Museum of Ventura County
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Relation
16993, 16994, 16995, 16997, 16998
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 21, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/8559.