Pomo cultural area

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The Pomo cultural area is a region in Northern California traditionally inhabited by the Pomo peoples, characterized by diverse languages, intricate basketry, and a rich hunter-gatherer tradition tied to local river, lake, and coastal environments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
indigenous cultural area
adjacentToCulturalArea Coast Miwok cultural area NERFINISHED
Wintun cultural area NERFINISHED
Yuki cultural area NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Pomo people NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economyType hunter-gatherer
includesEnvironmentType coastal environments
lake environments
oak woodland environments
redwood forest environments
river environments
includesSubgroupTerritory Central Pomo NERFINISHED
Eastern Pomo NERFINISHED
Northern Pomo NERFINISHED
Southeastern Pomo NERFINISHED
Southern Pomo NERFINISHED
Southwestern Pomo NERFINISHED
keyFoodResource acorns
salmon
shellfish
waterfowl
knownFor complex ceremonial life
diverse indigenous languages
intricate basketry
languageFamily Pomoan languages NERFINISHED
linguisticDiversity multiple Pomoan languages
locatedIn Northern California
locatedInRegion Coastal Range of California NERFINISHED
North Coast of California NERFINISHED
locatedInState California, United States
surface form: California
materialCultureFeature beaded baskets
bone tools
coiled baskets
feathered baskets
stone tools
partOf California cultural area (anthropology) NERFINISHED
religiousPractice shamanism
world renewal ceremonies
resourceManagementPractice controlled burning
selective harvesting of plant resources
socialOrganization kin-based bands
village-based communities
studiedInDiscipline archaeology
cultural anthropology
linguistics
subsistenceActivity fishing
gathering wild plant foods
hunting
traditionalInhabitants Pomo people NERFINISHED

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Southern Pomo partOf Pomo cultural area