Event date: Wednesday, April 27,
2011
Event place:
Redlands, CA
Guest
lecture, “Mission Baskets”
On Wednesday, April 27,
David Earle will give a guest lecture on “Mission Baskets” at the
San Bernardino
County
Museum at
7:30pm. This
program is free to the public.
Baskets made by native groups in inland southern
California in the
late nineteenth and early twentieth century are generally
identified as “Mission Indian style.” Coiled basketry was a regional
specialty. Although the natural materials used by regional basket makers were
less diverse than those employed in basket-making traditions elsewhere in
California, baskets made by Native Americans in interior southern California are
remarkable for their artistic design, craftsmanship, and aesthetic appeal. The
color characteristics of juncus and sumac permitted the crafting of unique and
beautiful basketry. Regional basketry also embodied important cultural values
and orientations of Native American groups in the
area.
Earle is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at
Antelope
Valley
College in
Lancaster,
California. He has
carried out ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and archaeological research with native
peoples in California and in the
Andes of South America.
This program is part of a series of guest lectures offered at no charge
by the museum. The San
Bernardino
County
Museum is at the
California
Street exit from
Interstate 10 in Redlands. Parking
is free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive
listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in
museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor
Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’
telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD)
909-792-1462.