Indigenous Woman - San Diego, CA
Posted by: Metro2
N 32° 44.341 W 117° 12.776
11S E 480050 N 3622374
Located outside the Women's Museum at Liberty Station.
Waymark Code: WMT050
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2016
Views: 1
This silhouette sculpture depicts an Indian woman wearing a purplish skirt, beige blouse, blue jacket and a woven hat. She holds a cane with her right hand. She is surrounded by real reeds, stones and pine cones.
There is no information at the site about the artist or date but there is a placard which reads:
"Indigenous Women
The Ipai and Tipai (Diegueno, Kumeyaay) resisted
Christianity and the missionaries more than other idigenous
Californians. Some lived in Mission San Diego, but there
were more uprisings and rebellions against local Californios
and Anglos than other areas. Almost two thirds of all
mission Indians died from disease and labor. With Mexican
independence (1821), thousands of Kumeyaay fled
to escape forced labor by the army and settlers.
This was a tragic period in Kumeyaay history. Moved off their land, the
women worked in the towns and ranchos as nannies, domestics and potters.
Some indigenous women married Californio and European men. Some
Kumeyaay girls were forced into prostitution or labor. Survival was key
for these women.
In their settlements, women assured that the Kumeyaay would not perish by
passing don traditional culture, language, values, basketry, pottery, home
building, tool use, natural medicine recipes, food preparation and preser-
vation and more.
Today, San Diego's 19 registered indigenous nations(more than
any U.S. County) prove the cultural and political importance of their women."
City: San Diego
Location Name: Women's Museum
Artist: unknown
Date: unknown
Media: mixed media...painted wood with real objects
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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