M02 — Early Life at the Oasis of Mara

OASIS OF MURALS · M02 · 1995

Early Life at the Oasis of Mara

Painted by Ron Croci & Robert Caughlan III

DedicatedMarch 25, 1995
Dimensions17 × 80 feet
Location73777 29 Palms Hwy. at National Park Drive
StatusDocumented location: 29 Palms Liquor

The Story

The mural depicts the life-giving Oasis of Mara, where springs supported Native Americans and early settlers. Chemehuevi and Serrano people are shown gathering and working near the water, and the 2021 brochure specifically notes a woman offering the finely made baskets for which Native communities were known. Surveyor Col. Henry Washington and an assistant are also shown conducting an 1855 desert survey.

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