page_title: Himaliwu
section_title: Tomols
hierarchical_section_title: Himaliwu / Chumash / Tomols
caption_attribution_description: English: Chumash Canoe
context_page_description: Himaliwu was a Chumash village located in present-day Malibu, California. “Himaliwu” meaning "Where the surf sounds loudly". The village occupied a hill across from the lagoon in Malibu Lagoon State Beach.
  The Humaliwo village, was recorded on the National Register of Historic Places in 1959.
  Cultural remains are present at this site, consisting of numerous human burials, artifacts and other cultural materials. Sections of the site can be dated to 7,000 years old.
context_section_description: Point Mugu Muwu meaning "beach" was a launching site for tomols, an ethnographic estimated half day's passage to the east edge of Santa Cruz island. Himaliwu village was the landing site for the P’imu or P’imungna (Catalina Island) Ti’at plank canoes. The Chumash tomols, are the oldest known form of ocean-going watercraft existing in North America. Formed from redwood, Chumash gathered driftwood along the coast. Yop, a tar-like substance of pine pitch and asphaltum, sealed the animal sinew fastened planks to create canoes. Tomols opened access to marine and terrestrial resources, while establishing available trade routes. The plank canoes reached fully modified form by A.D 1100- 1150. Ownership and use of tomols garnered a higher social status.
caption: Chumash Tomol
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