Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard

Image

Chumash Dancers in Museum Courtyard

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.

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.