9 - Ohlone Life

Transcription of accompanying audio.
Woman's Voice.

This is stop 9.

The vertical panel is titled, “Ohlone Life: A Bountiful Place."

Long before Europeans arrived in North America, the Yelamu Ohlone tribe lived at Lands End in seasonal settlements. Here at the ocean's edge, they found everything they needed: hillside springs gushing with fresh water; trees and brush for shelters; and easy access to the shore, where they fished and hunted for otters, sea lions, and sea birds. For leisure, they played stick games and told tribal stories. Spanish settlement of San Francisco, which began in 1776, ended the Yelamu's traditional life at Lands End.

Beneath this text is a drawing of an Ohlone settlement. Two conical reed huts are connected by a reed awning, and Ohlone tribes people pursue activities like mending nets and transporting stores in baskets.The caption is, “Ohlone village scene."

Beneath this drawing are several more images.

At left is a closeup drawing of hands weaving a basket, captioned, “Basket weaving."

At right is a photo of an arrowhead posed with rulers that indicate it is eight inches long and about two and a half inches wide at its base. The caption reads, “Chert point found at Lands End."

Below are two more drawn images.

One shows hands working on flint with the caption, “Knapping flint to make arrowhead."

The other titled, "Soaproot brush," shows a hand using a brush of this natural material. A caption below all the images reads, “These replica items, made by contemporary Ohlone, are among the everyday objects used by the Yelamu people."

Several more Yelamu artifacts are in the glass case.

Now for directions to the next stop, step to the left and find the other glass-topped display counter. Go around it on the left and walk to its end. Stop there to hear about a tall, vertical panel just ahead of you.