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Life Story: Toypurina (1760–1799)

Rebelling Against the Mission System

The story of a Tongva wise woman who led a rebellion against a Spanish mission in Alta California.

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Life Story: Toypurina
A 2019 panoramic photograph of a large, 12 ft (h) x 64 ft (w), colorful 2014 mural on a rectangular stone brick wall, centering on the painted image of Latina Toypurina, flanked by different tapestry patterns and a bilingual sign to the left.
Toypurina mural in Pacoima created by HOODsisters, an all womyn crew of artists and public art advocates, 2014.

Chantal Jung, photographer, 2019.

Close-up photograph of the painted Latina Toypurina featured on a colorful 2014 mural holding a woven yellow basket.
Toypurina mural in Pacoima created by HOODsisters, an all womyn crew of artists and public art advocates, 2014.

Chantal Jung, photographer, 2019.

Close-up photograph of a 2014 mural focused on a painted brown bilingual sign in English and Spanish, with blue woven textiles to its left as well as flower and plant leaves on a yellow background.
Toypurina mural in Pacoima created by HOODsisters, an all womyn crew of artists and public art advocates, 2014.

Chantal Jung, photographer, 2019.