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Types of Hupa basketry: finely twined baskets serving a wide variety of utilitarian, social and ceremonial functions. Usual Hupa basket materials include: hazel, alder, cottonwood and willow shoots; pine, redwood and spruce roots; beargrass, fern and porcupine quill.
Intricate design with great attention to detail are hallmarks of Hupa basketry.
Their ancestral homeland is northwestern California, along the lower Trinity River.
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