Chumak Research Paper

One of the topics that was talked about at the museum was of the tonols the Chumash rode on for catching fish and for other things. The Chumash used the tomols to paddle to the Channel Islands through long journeys. They used redwood to assemble the boats but once they ran out of the redwood they had to use whatever wood they could find and use. In order for the Chumash to connect the wood together they need to pierce some holes into the platforms so that they could stay together. Then they would add tar so that the boat would be sealed of any holes and that water couldn't get into the boat. I also learned that some of the Chumash people that live in California today meet once a year and they ride in the tomols, stay on their knees, and go along the coast all in one day to get to the Channel Islands and then come back the same way they came. The …show more content…
They used the baskets for making their food in them and handling the food, drinking water or whatever else they needed the water for, keeping their money in them, and sometimes putting their babies in them so it would be easier to hold them. The baskets they made also had interesting and beautiful designs on them like patterns and they would also have colors on the baskets that would change from dark to light. The Chumash would also use a tar substance to seal the baskets so that water wouldn't get into them or sometimes they would bake over a fire so they could harden and seal on their own.
Another piece of Chumash history that was mentioned at the museum were the homes they built for themselves to live in. They were dome shaped and made with willow that were put into the ground and bent at the top so they could tie branches across the dome and cover the walls with cattails. They would leave a small opening at the top so that they could get air in the hut and when they wanted to set a fire in the hut they could do so without having smoke stuck in their