Native American Tribal Arts & Architecture      
        CALIFORNIA ARTS        
 

First & Second Line Classification

    1st line #
    2nd line Cutter line

The first line number of California arts classification defines time period. The second line number defines culture name. (For subheadings, use Cutter number of heading unless indicated otherwise.)

Following the authority established by the SmI, Handbook of North American Indians, (vol. 8), the culture names "Diegueno" and "Mission" will no longer be used. Rather, works will be classified according to a specific culture name specified in the following list; or if an object cannot be associated with a specific culture name, it will be located with other "General" objects.

Prehistoric || Historic

PREHISTORIC

PREHISTORIC 540.30
    CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (BC 2000-1500 AD)
      Alameda District
      Colusa District
      Consumnes District
      Diablo District
      Marin District
      Monterey County/Coastal Region
      Napa District
      Redding District
      Southern San Joaquin Valley
C397r
    COAST RANGE (BC 9000-2000)
C652c
    NORTH COAST RANGES (BC 2000-1500)
N864c
    NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA (BC 2000-1500 AD)
N879e
    SACRAMENTO VALLEY (BC 9000-2000)
S123c
    SAN FRANCISCO BAY (BC 9000-2000)
S195fs
    SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY (BC 9000-2000)
S195jo
    SIERRA FOOTHILLS (BC 9000-2000)
S572rf
    SIERRA NEVADA (BC 2000-1500 AD)
      Central & Southern Sierra Nevada
      Northern Sierra Nevada
      Southern Cascade Mountains
S572rn
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST (BC 2000-1500 AD)
S727ca
    SOUTHERN COAST (BC 9000-2000)
S727co
    SOUTHERN DESERT (BC 9000-2000)
S727de

 

HISTORIC

HISTORIC 540.31
    ACHUMAWI
A179u
    ATSUGEWI
A882s
    CAHTO
C132t
    CAHUILLA
C132u
    CHILULA
C538j
    CHIMARIKO
C538m
    CHUMASH
      Eastern Coastal Chumash
      Interior Chumash
      Island Chumash
      Obispeno Chumash
      Purisimeno Chumash
C559m
    COSTANOAN
C838n
    CUPENO
C974e
    ESSELEN
E78e
    GABRIELINO
G118i
    HUPA
H958c
    IPAI
I64p
    KAROK
K18o
    KITANEMUK
K62a
    KONKOW
K82k
    LASSIK
L347i
    LUISENO
L953e
    MAIDU
M217d
    MATTOLE
M444o
    MIWOK
      Coastal Miwok
      Eastern Miwok
      Lake Miwok
M685o
    MONACHE
      Entimbich
      Michahay
      Northfork Mono
      Patwisha
      Waksachi
      Western Mono
      Wobonuch
M734c
    NISENAN
N724n
    NOMLAKI
N799m
    NONGATL
N812t
    PATWIN
P322w
    POMO
      Eastern Pomo
      Northeastern Pomo
      Southeastern Pomo
      Western Pomo
P787o
    SALINAN
S165n
    SERRANO
S487c
    SHASTA
      Konomihu
      New River Shasta
      Okwanuchu
      Shasta
S532s
    SINKYONE
S617k
    TATAVIAM
T216c
    TIPAI
T595i
    TOLOWA
T653w
    TUBATULABAL
T884c
    WAILAKI
W138i
    WAPPO
W252p
    WHILKUT
W572k
    WINTU
W794u
    WIYOT
W853y
    YANA
Y21a
    YOKUTS
      Foothill Yokuts
      North Valley Yokuts
      South Valley Yokuts
Y54o
    YUKI
      Coast Yuki
      Huchnom
      Yuki
Y94k
    YURO
KY95r
    GENERAL
ZX