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Start Over Collection place Lake County, California Function 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Hearst Museum object titled Arrowhead, accession number 1-24373, described as Green glass obsidian arrow point, made by old Pomo man, 1923.
Hearst Museum object titled Bird trap, accession number 1-216594, described as Woodpecker trap. Opening near edge for removing birds.
Hearst Museum object titled Clay slingshot and basket, accession number 1-10604, described as Mud balls (24), round, baked. In basket, tule, oval, with handle. "These balls are made only of a whitish earth and are found only in a few places. Baked close by the fire.
Hearst Museum object titled Dip net, accession number 1-2793, described as Dip net. Made of string.
Hearst Museum object titled Dip net, accession number 1-2792, described as Dip net. Made of string.
Hearst Museum object titled Dip net, accession number 1-2791, described as Dip net. Made of string.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-2603, described as Salmon trap; plain twined (bam-tū’c) and open coarse, therefore crafted by a man. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix).
Hearst Museum object titled Fish trap, accession number 1-216592, described as Double cone shape. Plain twine in willow. Made of willow (gaiī’ˑce) with feather inserts as charms to attract fish. Opening near edge for removing fish. Used in lakes, streams also for catching birds in tule marshes. Southeastern Pomo name: xona’ būxa'l, šá-miˑče.
Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 1-12070, described as Biface, chert, tanged. "S.A. Barrett field notes, p. 114; Sherwood (meule) Jack of Sherwood Valley, informant. Said by owner to have been made by a cahto Athabascan".
Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number L-13061, described as Plumb bob or sinker (charmstone).

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