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La Purisima Mission State Historic Park
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Indian Lavenderia or laundry.The sign says "Unlike the Europeans, the Chumash Indians enjoyed bathing. This lavenderia provided a clothes washing and bathing area for the residents of the Indian apartments and Tule village".

Hard to see in the shadows, these traditional Chumash homes were made of Tule reed.

Here you see the interior of the Chumash home.

You can see a cooking area and the upright poles used for support.

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