Salinan foods

From the ocean, the Salinan got bullhead fish, clams, abalone, mussels, crabs, and seaweed. Many animals were hunted in the hills and valleys, including deer, antelope, mountain lion, wild sheep, ground squirrels, and rabbits. Two kinds of quail and other small birds were caught with nets.

Lifestyle

Salinans were Hunter-gatherers and, like most other California tribes, were organized in small groups with little centralized political structure.

MUSIC

The salinan used cocoon rattles, wooden rasps (notched sticks rubbed against each other), rattles and flutes made of elderwood, and bone whistles as instruments.