Walking the Shoreline:
Native Foodways and Waterways
Exhibit
May-June 2016
on unceded Ohlone land
in the Presidio of San Francisco
at the China Brotsky Gallery in the Thoreau Center for Sustainability
Artists
in order of appearance below
Edward Willie - sculpture, painting
George “Porty” Blake - full-size and miniature canoes with sculptures, paddle
Jaytuk Steinruck - smelt net
Rose Imai - paintings
Lyn Risling - paintings
L Frank Manriquez - painting
Tonu Shane Eagleton - print
Carla Marie Munoz - painting, jewelry
Tongan Tapa cloth
Kathy Wallace - jewelry
Regina Laruta Pacosillo and Patricio Hilari Quenta - Tari and Chuspa weavings
Diana Almendariz - tule reed mats and doll
Frank LaPena - Mono Transfer Print (not pictured)
Julian Lang - painting (not pictured)
Marva Jones
Sarah Sense - multimedia
Steatite Bear and Salmon - Edward “Redbird” Willie (Pomo, Wailaki, Maidu, Wintu)
Miniature Dugout Canoe and Sculptures by George “Porty” Blake (Yurok)
Miniature Dugout Canoe and Sculptures by George “Porty” Blake (Yurok)
Miniature Dugout Canoe and Sculptures by George “Porty” Blake (Yurok)
Dugout Canoe by George “Porty” Blake (Yurok)
On left: Lhvmsr-mvn by Jaytuk Steinruck (Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation) - 2014. This is a traditional lhvmsr-mvn (smelt net). This style of net is made and used by the Tolowa Dee-ni' to harvest lhvmsr (smelt/surf fish) It is constructed out of two lhvmsr-mvn ch'ee-ne' (poles) - usually made of fir, redwood or cedar; a t'uu-le' (handle) connecting the two poles - usually just the right size piece of wood for your hand; and a me'sr-xat (net) that hangs between the two poles, designed specifically to catch the smelt and allow them to tumble into the belly or sac of the net where they are held until the net is emptied - traditionally constructed from tee-me' st'vs, (iris fiber string), though today commercial nylon is used. Lhvmsr (smelt) are gathered and dried during the summer months of (June - September). This is a traditional food of the Tolowa Dee-ni', whom continue to harvest and eat lhvmsr (dried, fresh or smoked) as a staple food in their diet.
Naked Earth by Rose Imai (Tuscarora) - Acrylic
Council of Elders by Rose Imai (Tuscarora) - Acrylic
Painting by Lynn Risling (Yurok/Karuk)
Round House by Edward “Redbird” Willie (Pomo, Wailaki, Maidu, Wintu) - Oil
Coyote Lights the Sky by L Frank Manriquez (Tongva/Ajachmem) - Oil on Canvas
Laughter by Carla Marie Munoz (Rumsen Ohlone) - Oil
Painting by Lynn Risling (Yurok/Karuk)
Painting by Lynn Risling (Yurok/Karuk)
Hurdler by Edward “Redbird” Willie (Pomo, Wailaki, Maidu, Wintu) - Oil/Acrylic
Whale and Golden Gate Bridge by Tonu Shane (Rotuman) - Woodblock - 2001
Tongan Tapa Cloth - gift from Tania Wolfgramm (Tongan/Maori)
From left to right:
Masculine by Carla Marie Munoz (Rumsen Ohlone) - Abalone, Olivella Shells
Feminine by Carla Marie Munoz (Rumsen Ohlone) - Abalone, Olivella Shells
Ocean Gifts for the Ceremony by Kathy Wallace - Abalone, Dentillia Shells, Beads, Pine Nuts
Traditional Tari and Chuspa by Regina Laruta Pacosillo and Patricio Hilari Quenta (Aymara - Community of Santiago de Okola, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia - Sheep Wool
Paddle by George “Porty” Blake
Tule Boat Traveler by Diana Almendariz (Maidu/Wintun/Hupa/Yurok/Cherokee) - Tule Reed
