It is usually about six feet high and three feet in diameter.

It is set upon stout posts about three feet high and supported in position by four longer posts on the outside, reaching to the top, and there bound firmly to keep them from spreading.

The outside of the basket is thatched with small pine branches, points downward, to shed the rain and snow, and to protect the contents from the depredations of squirrels and woodpeckers.

When filled, the top also is securely covered with bark, as a protection from the winter storms.

When the acorns are wanted for use, a small hole is made at the bottom of the _chuck'-ah_, and they are taken out from time to time as required.
The acorns from the black or Kellogg's oak (_Quercus Californica_) are considered much the best and most nutritious by the Indians.