Diegueño is a name the

Spanish called the Indians.

But the Diegueños called themselves

Kumeyaay.

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acorn

mortar & pestle for grinding acorns

Acorns before being crushed.

• Rocks used for crushing acorns.

                                        

rabbit skin blanket

weir fishing

weir fishing

Agave was used for nets and huts.

Agave fiber skirt

agave sandals

scallops

lobster

clams

hut

hut

San Diego RiverMost Kumeyaay lived on the river.

They used it as transportation.

Bow strings made with agave fiber

fish net made of agave fiber

cooking ollas small necks prevented evaporation of liquids

The Kumeyaay spoke Yuman (not English)

Women were the potters (pot makers) and basket weavers.

Both girls and boys learned the use of the pointed

throwing stick to hunt rabbits.

Both men and women gathered acorns and

pine nuts.

Men and women wore “burden baskets” on their heads

to carry provisions (food).

Some baskets were used to sift acorn powder.

Kumeyaay believed that bears and eagles were sacred (holy).

Kumeyaay believed that porpoises were the

“guardians of the world.”

The Kumeyaay used rabbit skin blankets.

Modern Kumeyaay showing traditional clothing.

Kumeyaay sandals and carrying bags made of agave plant fibers.

Cooking ollas

Playing peon

                      

Created by:

Geneva Hultenius

2008