Kumeyaay people
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![Engraving published by Schott, Sorony, and Co., 1857](/Images/godic/202501/22/Kumeyaay0538.jpg")
![Kumeyaay coiled basket, woven by Celestine Lachapa, 19th century, San Diego Museum of Man](/Images/godic/202501/22/Kumeyaai_basket0538.jpg")
![Kumeyaay willow storage basket at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California cultural museum, Mexicali](/Images/godic/202501/22/KumeyaayBasketMexicali0538.JPG")
The Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai, Kamia, or formerly Diegueño, are Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. They live in the states of California in the US and Baja California in Mexico. In Spanish, the name is commonly spelled Kumiai.