Muwekma Culture

Dance and Regalia

Muwekma Ohlone Indian Dancers at Mission Jose in Fremont, CA Rezanov / Langsdorff Expedition, circa 1806
Muwekma Ohlone Indian Dancers at Mission Dolores in San Francisco, CA by Russian Painter Louis Andrevitch Choris, circa 1816
Muwekma Ohlone Indians at Mission Dolores in San Francisco, CA by Russian Painter Louis Andrevitch Choris, circa 1816
High Lineage/Ceremonial Regalia
Kuksu/Big Head Religious Revitalization
Kuksu Dance Regalia
Religious Revitalization: 1870 Ghost Dance
Túupentak is the Muwekma Ohlone Chochenyo word for Dance House / Round House (pronounced toopen-tahk)

Basket Weaving

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Muwekma Tribe

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