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The Native Americans of northern California were hPomo people used only a few. The
warp was always madeof willow, and the most commonly used weft was sedge root, a woody
fiber that could easily be separated into strands no thicker than a thread. For color, the Pomo
people used the bark of redbud for their twined work and dyed bullrush root for black in
coiled work. Though other materials were sometimes used, these four were the staples
in their
finest basketry.
If the basketry materials used by the Pomopeople were limited, the designs were
amazingly varied. Every Pomo basketmaker knew how to produce from fifteen to twenty
distinct patterns that could be combined in a number of different ways.
1. What best distinguished Pomo baskets from baskets of other groups
The range of sizes, shapes, and designs
The unusual geometric
The absence of decoration
The rare materials used
2. The word "fashion" in line 2 is closest in meaning to
maintain
organize
trade
create
3. The Pomo people used each of the following materials to decorate baskets EXCEPT
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feathers
leaves
bark
4. What is the author's main point in the second p