Village Life
What are Chumash people?
They are hunters
donut stone
games
Why was it easy to work with redwood?
it was soft
What foods did they trade?
fish and sea lion meat
What did the kids play?
Shiny kick ball and hoop pole game
What are some of the things the Chumash made out of wood?
trays, boxes, ladles, harpoons
What is the game called when you get a stick and hide the stick in one hand and the other person tries to guess which hand?
If a man wanted to learn how to make a canoe, what will he have to do?
asked to be admitted to the brotherhood
What two ways did the Chumash trade?
barter and money
What's a sweathouse?
A place hunters go so their smell goes away.
What was carved into useful things for the Chumash?
animal bones
What game involves a bear?
bear tag
Where do the several canoes go?
What materials did the Chumash trade for?
pottery, cotton blankets, and hemmite
What did the Chumash do to their graves?
They put painted pots.
What was the name of the disk-shaped beads?
poncos
In the stick game, how do you win?
You have to put the sticks all up or all down.
What do they use to make the canoe?
stone, animal, bones, or shell
Why did the Chumash trade?
So they could live better
Why did the Chumash grind acorns?
To make meals
When did visitor Menzies write in his journal?
1790s
How do you play ring and stick game?
You get a stick and a string.
How long were the big canoes and how many people could fit?
12 to 18 feet & 12 people
What different rocks did they use?
obsidian and hemite