Yurok
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Basket cap, red doc., Modoc, N. Calif.--#13 "Conifer root, maidenhair fern stem, alder-dyed woodwardia fern stem, beargrass. Not Modoc as originally catalogued but Lower Klamath River."(... |
19Th Century
The bow from the Yurok is made of yew wood, reinforced with deer sinew. Yew is a valuable wood for making bows and the tree is also used for anti-cancer medicines, both traditionally and in... |
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1900-1910
This is a twinned mush bowl brom the Upper Klamath, probably Yurok peoples, 1900s. Made from conifer root and beargrass with woodwardia overlay. PCK |
Boat, model with 3 paddles. (DC 6-93) Paddles numbered A, B, D; model canoe numbered C. "Yurok. Very nice. Made of redwood. Narrow paddles = up river; wider paddle = down river... |
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1920-1930s
This is a split cedar model boat, ca. 1920-1930. The bottom interior of the boat has three bumps, which are said to represent the heart, lung, and kidney of the vessel. Being thus animated, the... |
