Essie Pinola Parrish
Essie Pinola Parrish | |
|---|---|
| Born | Essie Nellie Fisk Pinola 1902 |
| Died | 1979 |
| Nationality | Kashaya Pomo, American |
| Known for | Basket weaving, Kashaya language studies |
| Movement | Native American basketry |
| Patron(s) | Robert F. Kennedy |
Essie Pinola Parrish (1902–1979), was a Kashaya Pomo spiritual leader and exponent of native traditions. She was also a notable basket weaver.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Parrish was born Essie Pinola in 1902 at the Stewarts Point Rancheria in Stewarts Point, California.[4] At the age of 6, she was recognized as a shaman by the Kashaya and eventually became the spiritual leader of the Kashaya community. She was considered a prophet and a skilled interpreter of dreams.[4][5]
Parrish was also a healer and a teacher.[4] Parrish educated Kashaya (Kashia) children in the Kashaya Pomo language. She collaborated with , a linguist at University of California, Berkeley, to write a dictionary of Kashaya Pomo.[citation needed] Her work on Kashaya Pomo is in the .[6] She helped create over 20 anthropological films documenting Pomo culture.[7] She lectured at the New School in New York City in 1972.[8]
Parrish was well known for her expertise in basket weaving. Robert F. Kennedy was among her collectors.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Sarris, Greg (1993). Keeping Slug Woman Alive. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08007-2.
- ^ Oswalt, Robert L. (1964). Kashaya texts. University of California publications in linguistics. 36. University of California Press.
- ^ Sarris, Greg (1994). Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20968-0.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c LaBaron, Gaye (11 March 1984). "Insight". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Native American Women's History Quiz". National Women's History Project. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ "Essie Parrish – California Language Archive". Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ "29 Nov 2012 :: Essie Parrish". our herstory .:. bourne women. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ Rothenburg, Jerome. "Outsider Poems, a Mini-Anthology in Progress (52): Essie Parish in New York". Jerome Rothenburg Poems and Poetics. Jacket2. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
External links[]
- Redwood bark dolls made by Essie Pinola Parrish
- Pomo Dreamers and Doctors, includes photos of Essie Parrish
- "Essie Parrish – California Language Archive". Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- Sucking doctor (DVD video, 2009). OCLC 438246565. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- 1902 births
- 1979 deaths
- Female Native American leaders
- Native American basket weavers
- Pomo people
- Religious figures of the indigenous peoples of North America
- 20th-century American women artists
- Native American women artists
- Women basketweavers