Pomo

The Pomo were a Native American tribe who lived in what is now Northern California by Russian River. Pomo is a language family that includeds seven languages, including Northern Pomo, Northeastern Pomo, Eastern Pomo, Southeastern Pomo, and Kashaya. The pomo tribe were hunters and gatherers. The men hunted meat and fish, while the women and the children gatherd nuts and berries. The Pomo villages might have had as few as 100 or more than 1,500. They wove finely crafted baskets and sometimes decorated them with feathers and shell beads.

Pomo Media

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  Suscol Intertribal Council 2015 Pow-wow - Stierch 31

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  Map of the historical distribution of the Pomoan languages with neighboring groups indicated

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  A Pomo person in a tule boat, circa 1924.

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  A Pomo Dancer (Kal-si-wa, Rosa Peters) by Grace Hudson

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  Members of the Round Valley Indian Tribe retrace a forced 1863 relocation to Covelo, California

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  Pomo house, of wicker-work

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  A Pomo religious dance near Clear Lake painted by Jules Tavernier in 1878

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  Doctor's Headdress (guk-tsu-shua), Pomo (Native American), 1906–1907, Brooklyn Museum

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  Girl's Coiled Dowry or Puberty Basket (kol-chu or ti-ri-bu-ku), late 19th century, Brooklyn Museum

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  Pomo basket on display, ca.1900