Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 4, 2016

SECTION B

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

SAN GABRIEL TONGVA WELCOME ROYAL HAWAIIAN FEATHERWORK Photos and Story by Dean Lee

 A Traditional Tongva ceremony last week, led by 
Chief Anthony Morales of the Gabrieleno/Tongva 
of San Gabriel, welcomed the exhibition Royal 
Hawaiian Featherwork: N. Hulu Ali‘i, to The Los 
Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). 

 Objects in the exhibition include brilliantly 
colored cloaks and capes that were crafted 
from the feathers of hundreds of thousands 
of indigenous birds and carefully attached to 
woven fiber supports. Developed by the Fine Arts 
Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with 
the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 
this exhibition presents the finest examples of 
these objects.

 “Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N. Hulu 
Ali‘i highlights LACMA’s expanding Art of the 
Pacific program and reflects the museum’s broad 
interests in the cultures of the Pacific rim,” said 
Nancy Thomas, Senior Deputy Director for Art 
Administration & Collections at LACMA. “The 
exhibition marks a rare opportunity to feature the 
bold abstract compositions and the high degree 
of technical expertise evidenced by Hawaiian 
featherwork.”

 While featherwork dates back hundreds of 
years, this presentation of N. hulu ali‘i —or 
royal featherwork—spans the late 18th to the 
late 19th centuries. During this pivotal period 
in Hawaiian history, European explorers arrived 
on the islands, which then erupted in civil war 
before unification by King Kamehameha I in 
1810. After the arrival of missionaries in 1820, 
and the subsequent widespread conversion to 
Christianity, the Hawaiian government was 
overthrown in 1893 and annexed by the United 
States in 1898.

 Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N. Hulu Ali‘I run 
through Aug. 7. LACMA is located at Wilshire 
Boulevard (at Fairfax Avenue), Los Angeles, CA. 
Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11 am–5 pm 
Friday: 11 am–8 pm Saturday, Sunday: 10 am–7 
pm. L.A. County residents receive free general 
admission after 3 pm every weekday LACMA is 
open. Active-duty military personnel including 
National Guard and Reserve and their families 
receive free admission. For more information and 
ticket pricing visit lacma.org. 


Photos by Dean Lee

APPRENTICE JOSE BARNES: 

QUITE AN AMAZING GUY


By Joan Schmidt

There are four apprentice riders at Santa Anita, 
Jose Barnes, Chad Lindsay, Bryan Pena and Bruno 
Panicucci. They all have different backgrounds and 
two come from other countries.

 Recently I sat down with Jose and learned a lot. 
First of all this 20-year-old is DIFFERENT from all 
the others I met. Not just because he’s from Durban, 
South Africa, but because of how he began and the 
unique person he is.

 Most jockeys have been on horses since early 
childhood, and come from a racing family. Jose is the 
FIRST member of his family in racing and his first 
mount was at age 15. At that age he entered Jockeys 
School and had equine studies for three years. This 
included early am workouts, breakfast and being 
in the classroom by 10:30. Studies included math, 
English, consumer studies, such as managing money, 
a nutrition course and more!

 Jose rode in South Africa, but had a serious back 
injury in 2014 and was out for eight months. In 
January, 2015, he rode for four months, and then 
went to England for back surgery-a new procedure 
performed by Dr. Martin Knight. After surgery, he 
took off twelve months to completely recuperate, 
rode two months and then immigrated to the United 
States.

 Jose took a “Leap of Faith” and came to America. 
He chose Southern California because he has an Aunt 
in Palmdale and stayed with her two months while 
getting settled. (His VISA, etc) Last month Jose went 
up to Golden Gate Fields for one race, “Two Steps of 
Glory” on May 7, 2016.

 What’s a typical day like? Just about every day, 
Jose is at the track in the early am to work out horses. 
After that he’ll have breakfast and then goes to the 
gym to workout. If there are races, he’ll head to the 
track and in the evening likes to relax. He enjoys 
reading and watching TV news from South Africa 
and programs on National Geographic, Animal 
Kingdom Discovery, and History Channels. He talks 
to his mom every day and I am sure she is proud of 
the fine young man he has become. I wish Jose to 
have a very successful career. 


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