Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579 Part 7

[Ill.u.s.tration _b_: "Feather bundle" of the Pomo Indians, similar to that described by Fletcher on June 17, 1579.]

[Ill.u.s.tration _c_: Strings of clamsh.e.l.l disk beads identifiable as the "chaines" of Fletcher.]

PLATE 19

[Ill.u.s.tration: Pomo Indian feathered baskets decorated with clamsh.e.l.l disk beads and abalone sh.e.l.l pendants.]

PLATE 20

[Ill.u.s.tration: Air photo of the east cape of Point Reyes. The white dot marks the point selected by George Davidson as the spot where Drake careened the _Golden Hinde_. The sh.o.r.e line of the bay follows the course of the curved arrow.]

PLATE 21

[Ill.u.s.tration: Air photo of the small valley at Drake's Bay, showing the location (marked near center by white dot) where the Drake plate was found by William Caldeira in 1934.]