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closely affiliated to the Pit Rivers than to the Maidu, or other 

 stocks with which they come in contact. The Porno show 

 one or two curious similarities with the Maidu (quail-tip, buck 

 eye-tree, squirrel's foot), with whom, however, they were not 

 in contact. 



If we attempt to trace individual designs, we find that the 

 lines of affiliation become much confused, and lead now here, 

 now there. With material from the other stocks as full as 

 that from the Maidu, it may be possible to trace in more detail 

 the distribution and wanderings of some designs; but at 

 present such an attempt would be premature. It was stated 

 at the outset of this paper, that several fairly well-marked 

 types or type areas might be distinguished, within which 

 the designs were more or less coherent in their character. 

 The time has not yet come for any detailed discussion of 

 these, or for the final marking-out of the limits and bound 

 aries of such regions. Yet I believe that we may, with some 

 degree of certainty, regard the Maidu, Pit Rivers, Kla- 

 math, Yana (?), and Wintun, at least, as forming a group 

 characterized by great variety and number of designs, pre 

 dominance of animal and plant motives, etc., differentiating 

 this group from the Pomo on the one hand (which exhibit 

 such a paucity of designs and lack of animal motives) and the 

 Southeastern Group on the other hand, which, simply from 

 the designs as such, seems more related to the types of South- 

 ern California. Material in regard to the Northwestern Type 

 or Group is not yet at hand; but, from a considerable number 

 of baskets seen, it is clear that its affinities are with the 

 Northeastern Group, and especially with the Wintun and Pit 

 Rivers. Yet, in spite of rather close affinities to these, the 

 Northwestern Group seems to have sufficient character to 

 stand alone. All definitive conclusions as to type areas and 

 relationships must wait, however, for fuller material. 



To return to the matter of the separate stocks whose designs 

 have been here discussed, we find that, as a whole, it is clear 

 that each stock is in possession of a body of designs the 

 greater portion of which seem to be peculiar to the stock and 

 characteristic of it; so much so, that the occurrence of any 



