 Basket weaving was a high form of art and utility in California, as were canoe making and other carving.Local trade between Indigenous populations enabled them to acquire seasonings such as salt, or foodstuffs and other goods that might be rare in certain locales, such as flint or obsidian for making spear and arrow points.Native cultures in California are much different from other cultures of Indigenous populations in North America, and some have survived to the present day.