Miwok Artifacts

This is a coiled basket woven by the Miwok Indians. Twining style is indigenous to Norther California Indians, while the other practice, coiling, is a more general style . Compared to twining, coiling emphasizes the coils. These types of baskets were used to collect and store food or water.

This is an Indian headdress.

These are arrowheads carved from rock. The arrowheads were used for fishing or hunting game. Arrowheads are formed by hitting a rock with a harder rock to form sharp slivers, which is the arrowhead.

These are six incised gambling sticks, counting sticks, pump drill, square stern tule boat, leather buzzer, a tule doll, and rabbit skin.