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Merav Tzur

Performance, Installation, Video and Participatory Works

The Great Maenad Gatherings at Wildcat Canyon (2010)

November 28, 2014 McCoy

In the fall of 2009, independent researcher Sarah Gray discovered that the Maenads–tribes of free, autonomous women dating back to the 4th c. BCE, are flocking in large numbers to the Richmond hills in California and congregating at Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. Ms. Gray launched a series of excavations on various sites within the park, unearthing artifacts ranging from remnants of gold jewelry, clothing and ceremonial helmets. Ms. Gray collected all evidence and conducted a comprehensive investigation in her research headquarters at Richmond Field Station. Close examination revealed that Wildcat Canyon has been a political and cultural center for Maenads since the outset of Classical Greek Civilization. It was, and still is, a zone for thriving trade, and outstanding literary and scientific progress.

Maenads sightings in Richmond Ca. near Wildcat  Canyon. Video

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Excavations at Wildcat Canyon.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Installation at Worth Ryder Gallery.

 

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Maenad glassware.

 

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Maenad headdress.

 

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Maenad headdress.

 

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Magnified Maenad jewelry #1

 

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Magnified Maenad textile #1

 

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Magnified Maenad textile #2

 

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Magnified Maenad jewelry #2

 

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Magnified Maenad textile #3

 

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Magnified Maenad textile #4

 

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Magnified Maenad snake skin belt.

 

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Magnified Maenad jewelry #3

 

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Magnified Maenad headlamp.

 

 

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