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TheNativeAmericansofnorthernCaliforniawerehighlyskilledatbasketry,usingthe
reeds,grasses,barks,androotstheyfoundaroundthemtofashionarticlesofallsortsandsizes-
notonlytrays,containers,andcookingpots,buthats,boats,fishtraps,babycarriers,and
ceremonialobjects.
Ofalltheseexpert
2、s,noneexcelledthePomo—agroupwholivedonornearthecoast
duringthe1800's,andwhosedescendantscontinuetoliveinpartsofthesameregiontothis
day.Theymadebasketsthreefeetindiameterandothersnobiggerthanathimble.ThePomo
peopleweremastersofdecoration.Someoftheirbasketswerecompletelycoveredwithshell
penda
3、nts;otherswithfeathersthatmadethebaskets'surfacesassoftasthebreastsofbirds.
Moreover,thePomopeoplemadeuseofmoreweavingtechniquesthandidtheirneighbors.Mostgroupsmadealltheirbasketworkbytwining—thetwistingofaflexiblehorizontalmaterial,calledaweft,aroundstifferverticalstrandsofmaterial,thewarp
4、.Othersdependedprimarilyoncoiling—aprocessinwhichacontinuouscoilofstiffmaterialisheldinthedesiredshapewithtightwrappingofflexiblestrands.OnlythePomopeopleusedbothprocesseswithequaleaseandfrequency.Inaddition,theymadeuseoffourdistinctvariationsonthebasictwiningprocess,oftenemployingmorethano
5、neoftheminasinglearticle.
Althoughawidevarietyofmaterialswasavailable,thePomopeopleusedonlyafew.The
warpwasalwaysmadeofwillow,andthemostcommonlyusedweftwassedgeroot,awoody
fiberthatcouldeasilybeseparatedintostrandsnothickerthanathread.Forcolor,thePomo
peopleusedthebarkofredbudfortheirtwined
6、workanddyedbullrushrootforblackin
coiledwork.Thoughothermaterialsweresometimesused,thesefourwerethestaplesintheirfinestbasketry.
IfthebasketrymaterialsusedbythePomopeoplewerelimited,thedesignswereamazinglyvaried.EveryPomobasketmakerknewhowtoproducefromfifteentotwenty
distinctpatternsthatcou
7、ldbecombinedinanumberofdifferentways.
1.WhatbestdistinguishedPomobasketsfrombasketsofothergroups?
(A)Therangeofsizes,shapes,anddesigns
(B)Theunusualgeometric
(C)Theabsenceofdecoration
(D)Therarematerialsused
2.Theword"fashion"inline2isclosestinmeaningto
