Ishi (? - 1916) was claimed to be the last California Yahi Indian. He was discovered in 1911 in the foothills near Mt. Lassen. His story was popularized in a book by Theodora Kroeber[?], wife of A.L. Kroeber, who worked with Ishi.
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The device is covered by US patents 3,726,146 (1973) and 5,353,655 (1994) by L.A. Mishler and US patent 5,800,311 (1998) by ...