DOCENT TOURS and TEACHING KITS



DOCENT TOURS

Docent-led tours are approximately one hour long and reinforce the California State Content Standards in Social Studies, Visual Arts and Language Arts. To ensure docent availability, please book your tour three weeks in advance.

Due to space and programming factors, groups of 20 or more require a scheduled guided tour with a Museum docent. Guided tours are $2.00 per child under 18 and $5.00 for all adults 18 and over. Plan approximately one hour for your tour.

Group Visits

• Groups of 20 or more must book at least 3 weeks in advance. Please call (510) 643-7649 or e-mail pahma-education@berkeley.edu with your requested date and time as well as the number of people in your group.

• The Museum accommodates a maximum of 60 guests at one time.

• A ratio of one museum docent per group of 20 is required

• Guided tours are $2.00 per child under 18 and $5.00 for adults over 18

• Group fees are waived for all current University of California faculty, staff and students with ID. Reservations are still required.

View the various types of tours offer at the Museum:

Docent Tours Flyer

To schedule a docent-led tour contact (510) 643-7649 or PAHMA-education@berkeley.edu

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TEACHING KITS

• California Indian Food and Culture
• Ishi: A Yahi Indian
• Yoruba Art and Culture
• Mexican Folk Art
• Chinese Folk Art, Festivals, and Symbolism in Everyday Life

California Indian Food and Culture
The contents include: an illustrated teaching guide; reproductions of objects used in food preparation and eating; an audio cassette recording of a traditional acorn song; a teacher's resource guide and bibliography. Additional copies of the curriculum guide are available for loan.

California Indian Food and Culture (PDF)
(2.67 MB PDF)

A California Indian Resource Guide 2003-2004
Activities and References for Teachers (PDF)

Ishi: a Yahi Indian
The contents include: an illustrated teaching guide; an audio cassette recording of Ishi singing songs and telling stories; a reproduction of an arrow similar to one Ishi would have produced; a set of slides; Ishi's Tale of Lizard, translated by Leanne Hinton with illustrations by Susan Roth. Teacher resources include Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History, edited by Robert F. Heizer and Theadora Kroeber and the VHS Documentary Ishi: The Last Yahi produced and directed by Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts.

Ishi: A Yahi Indian (1.87 MB PDF).

Yoruba Art and Culture
The Yoruba are one of the largest cultural groups in Africa. The Yoruba people live on the west coast of Africa in Nigeria and in the eastern Republics of Benin and Togo. The Yoruba have been living in advanced urban kingdoms for more than 1,500 years. They have created a strong economy through farming, trading and art production. Their outstanding and unique artistic traditions include woodcarving, sculpture, metal work, textiles and beadwork.

Because the majority of the slaves brought to the Americas were from West Africa, Yoruba descendants can also be found in Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean and the United States. There are also many Yoruba living in Britain. Currently, there are about forty million Yoruba world-wide.

The contents include: a full color teaching guide with learning materials on early Yoruba history and culture; food, agriculture and employment; traditional religious beliefs; divination; music; dance and the Yoruba in modern day Nigeria and in the Diaspora. The kit also includes a tape of Yoruba music and a short video demonstrating the creation of traditional Yoruba woodcarving, weaving and pottery. Examples of teaching kit objects that students may handle in the classroom include various wood and calabash carvings along with leather and beaded bags.

Yoruba Teaching Kit (3.0 MB PDF).

Mexican Folk Art
The contents include: a full color teaching guide and various Mexican Folk Art objects to complement the guide. Also included are the following publications: "Mexican Folk Art" a Dover Coloring Book; "Cut and Make Mexican Masks" by A.G. Smith and Josie Hazen; and "Magic Windows" by Carmen Lomas Garza.
*Please note: this teaching kit is also available in Spanish.*

Mexican Folk Art (5.0 MB PDF)

Mexican Folk Art in Spanish (5.0 MB PDF)

Chinese Folk Art, Festivals,
and Symbolism in Everyday Life
The contents include: a full color teaching guide with lessons on Chinese folk arts, symbolism, and holidays. Objects in the kit include: New Year decorations, a pair of children's shoes, papercuts, lanterns, and more. Additional teacher resources include the books: Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats (a treasury of Chinese holiday tales, activities, and recipes) by Niana Simonds, Leslie Swartz, and the Children’s Museum, Boston; Making Chinese Papercuts by Robert and Corinne Borja; Authentic Chinese Cut-Paper Designs, edited and arranged by Carol Belanger; Hands-on Heritage China (provides instruction, historical aids, and complete materials lists for learn-and-do activities) by Linda Milliken.
Funded by the Berkeley East Asia National Resource Center through its Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Chinese Folk Art, Festivals,
and Symbolism in Everyday Life (4.45 MB PDF)

Vocabulary, Review Questions, and Suggested Resources for Teachers.

To reserve a teaching kit, please call (510) 643-7649 or email PAHMA-Education@berkeley.edu
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For more information please contact:

Museum Educator
103 Kroeber Hall #3712
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum Anthropology
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3712
PAHMA-Education@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-7649