Baskets & Botany Kumeyaay Event at Tecolote Nature Center

Sunday, April 11, 1999

(Digital pictures by John Wirges...for more info contact Site Administrator)

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The 3rd Annual Baskets and Botany event took place at the Tecolote Nature Center located just opposite the Sea World Drive exit off Interstate 5.
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Although rain was predicted, it never arrived and a partly sunny day left a warm feeling among all who came to the event.

New this year were such fun things as:

the horse and wagon ride
a ride for all, driven by "Barney" and "Clyde", on a mile-long tour through the canyon
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the bird exhibit
several live owls and hawks were on display within the Nature Center
the lizard
a live lizard was shared among daring children

As with last year, the event included a variety of activities for children of all ages including:

shell drilling
kids can use "Original American" tools to drill holes into shells for necklaces
flintknapping
tools are used to break of pieces of glass-like rocks to produce spears and arrow heads
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basket weaving
dried gourds and strips of leather form beautiful baskets
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wall painting
children could show off their artistic talents with chalk on the event's drawing board

Other popular displays included:

the Indian hut
a replica of the original huts used by the Kumeyaay Indians here in Tecolote Canyon over 100 years ago
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Bow & Arrows
hand-made bows and arrow were available for viewing
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Also, the Kumeyaay Elders were available for their ever-intriguing stories,

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and Abel Silva was there (for two shows) to present his mime and wit in his unique, humorous and interesting style--a must see for next year!

Look for more details on this site next April when we do it all again!