. Bulletin. Ethnology. kroeber] HANDBOOK OF INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA 447. often emiiloy the grass foundation of the Yokuts and approximate the shape of their "bottle neck" baskets. South of the Tuohimne, too, the \ okuts looped-stick nuish stirrer and the Yokuts type of basketry cradle are used. North of the Stanislaus the mush stirrer is a small, plain paddle (Fig. 38), as among the Achomawi and Pomo; and the cradle takes on the peculiar form of being built on two rods whose upper ends are bent forward as a hood support. (Pis. 39, 40.) Also, it is chiefly north of the Stanislaus that o
. Bulletin. Ethnology. kroeber] HANDBOOK OF INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA 447. often emiiloy the grass foundation of the Yokuts and approximate the shape of their "bottle neck" baskets. South of the Tuohimne, too, the \ okuts looped-stick nuish stirrer and the Yokuts type of basketry cradle are used. North of the Stanislaus the mush stirrer is a small, plain paddle (Fig. 38), as among the Achomawi and Pomo; and the cradle takes on the peculiar form of being built on two rods whose upper ends are bent forward as a hood support. (Pis. 39, 40.) Also, it is chiefly north of the Stanislaus that one-rod basket foundations are found alongside of the more usual three-rod coil. Here influence of contact with the adjacent Waslio is likely. MATERIAL ARTS. The distribution of house types in the Mi wok region is still far from clear. The semisubterranean dance house or hangi was known to the whole group. It rested on a square of four center posts, or on two rows of posts, whereas the Yuki, Pomo, Wintun, and Maidu employed a single large post, or two set in line with the door. The diameter was as great as farther north, up to 20 yards; the door regularly faced eastward; the gen- eral construction presented few noteworthy peculiarities. (Fig. 39.) The sweat house was much smaller than the dance house, but built on the same plan. The Mi wok living house, kovJiu or luhu., appears to have been often of the earth-covered type, although smaller and ruder than the dance house. It is not certain how far south the range of this extended. It may have been rare in the higher foothills, and was prol)ably not lived in more than half the year. A lean-to of bark was used in the mountains in summer; it may have been the permanent house of some sections. The cache or granary used by the Miwok for the storage of acorns is an outdoor affair, a yard or so in diameter, a foot or two above the ground, and thatched over, beyond reach of a standing person, after it was filled. Plate 38 shows the type.
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