442 



EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



Adiantuin pedatuin. The stems of maidenhair fern attain a length of 1 to 2 feet in 

 the redwood belt of northern California, near the coast. Tliey form the black strands 

 in baskets and especially basket hats. 



AIniis rhomhifoUa, mountain alder, Un se (Yuki); Juskiat^ and Kus (Wailaki); 

 Gashet^i (Pomo) . The fresh bark is used by the Yukis, as well as the Ilupa and 

 Klamath Indians of California, to color their basket material 



L £G£N D 



/VorthiyesCtrn or yuroA Type . .i 



CeyitraC or MaicLu Type I 



•S/iaston^chomoivi Scc6'7ype. . . C 



Mo^ueCumnan. Sui-Type E 



Was/iO Sub-7/fie 



ScuCAjyesCem or CAumaxA Type lillllllHII 



Vana ^^H 



Vu/nan » I I 



fJaAji B- 7or6erc. 



Fig. 163. 

 linguistic map of california. 



After Dixon and Kroeber. 



Apocynum cannabinum, in Mendocino County, California, Indian hemp; Ma (Yuki) ; 

 Po, in Concow; Masha (Little Lake); and Silimma (Yokaia) yields the common 

 Indian fiber. The inner bark, collected in the fall, is soft and strong for thread, 

 twine, ropes, and nets. 



