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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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558 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make tubes for bellows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
1861 | Agave sp. 96 | Navajo 157 | b65 195 | 91 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Leaves used to line the baking pits. | Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 91 |
1862 | Agave sp. 96 | Navajo 157 | b65 195 | 94 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Sharp pointed leaf tips used to make basketry awls. | Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
2700 | Amaranthus albus L. 184 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 45 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used, with many different plants, to smoke for lewdness, which was performed at the Coyote Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 45 |
2885 | Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. 202 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 151 | Other 3 | Smoke Plant 63 | Herb mixed with tobacco. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 151 |
3977 | Arabis holboellii Hornem. 310 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 48 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used in the Night Chant Ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 48 |
5214 | Artemisia filifolia Torr. 396 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Other 3 | Paper 143 | Very soft leaves used as a convenient substitute for toilet paper. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
5280 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Other 3 | Paper 143 | Very soft leaves used as a convenient substitute for toilet paper. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
5544 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bunches of plant, with other plants, tied to corners of hoops used in unraveling ceremonial objects. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
5545 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used as a wand when practicing for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
5671 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 81 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used in the end of the fire drill. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81 |
5833 | Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita 409 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 82 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to stuff into the necks of bottles to keep the water from spilling out. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82 |
5943 | Arundo donax L. 420 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Reed made into a whistle and attached to the collar of a otter skin for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
5944 | Arundo donax L. 420 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Reed used to make prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
5945 | Arundo donax L. 420 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Reed, with tassels, used in the special pouch required for every chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
6439 | Aster sp. 459 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 82 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used, with other plants, as a liniment for the Bead Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82 |
6440 | Aster sp. 459 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 82 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used, with other plants, as the Bead Chant tobacco. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82 |
6443 | Astragalus allochrous Gray 460 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 55 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
6524 | Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby 487 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 56 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used by the male and female shooters in the Lightning Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
6965 | Bambusa sp. 551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Stems made into whistles and used in certain ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
7134 | Betula occidentalis Hook. 579 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 39 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Branch used for the pole in the 'hoop and pole' game. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39 |
7440 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Tied to the end of the wand carried by the girl in the Squaw Dance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
7450 | Bouteloua hirsuta Lag. 609 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Used to make sacred charcoal for certain ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
7557 | Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. 627 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 83 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant and other plants used as a ceremonial liniment for the Female Shooting Life Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83 |
7940 | Campanula uniflora L. 714 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Pollen used for some of the sacred ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
8787 | Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson 822 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make tubes for bellows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
8881 | Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins 838 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 56 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as an incense in the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
8953 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make the sweathouse and male prayersticks for ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
8954 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make the handle of the weaving distaff. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
8955 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make dice and the sweathouse for ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
9503 | Chenopodium graveolens Willd. 900 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used, with other herbs, in the liniment for the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
9559 | Chenopodium sp. 910 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used, with other plants, as a liniment in the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
9560 | Chenopodium sp. 910 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Finely chopped plant used on the face and arms to keep the flies and mosquitoes from biting. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
10293 | Cleome multicaulis DC. 1025 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stalks used as a drill to start fires. The brittle stalks, about an inch in diameter were used for the drills which were whirled between the palms of the hands and were made to revolve on the edge of a larger stalk into which a notch had been cut. A pinch of sand was sometimes placed under the point of the drill which caused the wood to become a fine powder. This powder then ran down the notch and formed a little pile on the ground. Smoke was produced in less than a minute and in about two minutes tiny sparks dropped onto the pile of dry powder which took fire from them. By carefully feeding the fire with bits of dried bark and grass and with much blowing, a blaze was produced. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
11782 | Cupressus sp. 1171 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 22 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried berries used to make necklaces. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 22 |
11973 | Dalea candida var. candida 1216 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 57 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Ground plant mixed with other ingredients and used in the Wind Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
12313 | Delphinium scaposum Greene 1257 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 47 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Pollen used extensively in many ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47 |
12590 | Dipsacus fullonum L. 1316 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 78 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used to card wool. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 78 |
13629 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. glabrata (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1451 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 83 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to remove evil spells in the Witch, Wind and other chants. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83 |
13663 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa 1454 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 159 | Other 3 | Cash Crop 132 | Source of a commercial volatile oil. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 159 |
13664 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa 1454 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 159 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Used as a kiva fuel. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 159 |
13937 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 42 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used in the Life or Knife Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42 |
14715 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Notched stick rubbed with a smooth stick instead of beating a drum in the Mountain Chant Ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14716 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used by the Home God in the Mountain Chant Ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14717 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to make arrow shafts. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14718 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Plant used to kill hair lice. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14719 | Fendlera rupicola Gray 1605 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 51 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make weaving forks, planting sticks and knitting needles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51 |
14806 | Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens 1626 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 68 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 68 |
15218 | Fraxinus cuspidata Torr. 1657 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 68 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Stems used to make arrows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 68 |
15219 | Fraxinus cuspidata Torr. 1657 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 68 | Other 3 | Stable Gear 164 | Wood used to make a fair imitation of the Mexican saddle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 68 |
15716 | Gaura mollis James 1706 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 66 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to keep the dancers from burning themselves during the Fire Dance at the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 66 |
16140 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Twisted, soaked in mutton tallow and used as a lampwick for soldering. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
16313 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 86 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves, grama grass, sagebrush and unidentified leaves burned to charcoal for blackening ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
16314 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 86 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood ash and pitch used to cover the oak bull-roarer for the Female Shooting Life Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
16315 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 86 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stems used for whirls when making fire by friction. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
16600 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 87 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Hollow stalk used in the illusion of swallowing the arrow during the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87 |
16601 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 87 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Stalk made into flute used in an ancient custom of timing the grinding of the corn at the War Dance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87 |
16602 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 87 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Stalks used to make bird snares. Bird snares were made of stalks in which were drilled two small holes. In one of these holes was inserted a twig of greasewood and at the end of this was fastened a sliding loop of horsehair. The greasewood twig was then bent in a bow and the loop passed through the upper hole, across which was laid a small piece of reed. The small stick below the loop was placed so that one end rests on the rim of the stalk and the other end on the reed. When a bird alighted on this, the small piece of reed was disturbed and the greasewood twig straightened, drawing the horsehair loop with the bird's foot in it into the stalk. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87 |
17947 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata (Gray) V.& A. Grant 1997 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 160 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Cultivated as an ornamental flower. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 160 |
17986 | Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora 2002 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 70 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make prebreakfast drink and taken to make the person 'bark' or sing loudly for Squaw Dance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 70 |
18387 | Juncus sp. 2048 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 31 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used as a sandpaper for smoothing bows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 31 |
18681 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18682 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make bows for the canopy of the baby's cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18683 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood made into charcoal and used for smelting silver. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18684 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18685 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Good Luck Charm 147 | Leaves chewed and spat out for better luck. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18686 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Weapon 98 | Wood used to make bows, formerly carried in war. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18774 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branchlets, with needles, used to make prayersticks of the west. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18775 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make the wand for the War Dance. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
19119 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches made into a fagot and used by the personator of the Black God, owner of all fire. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19120 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches made into wands and used in certain ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19121 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Shredded bark carried by the dancers in the Fire Dance during the last night of the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19122 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood burned into charcoal, ground and used for black in sandpaintings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19123 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19124 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood, struck by lightning, used as the two parts of the fire drill for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19125 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Concave bark used to make improvised trays for the sandpainting powders. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19126 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Light bark used as tinder to catch the spark from the fire drill. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19127 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood burned into charcoal and used as a fuel. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19128 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make necklaces, bracelets, anklets and wristlets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19129 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make dice. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19171 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 20 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make the wand carried in the War Dance Ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 20 |
19344 | Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit 2080 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Armful of stems with leaves used on heated stones in the sweathouse for the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
19432 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make rattles for various ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
19433 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Used to make cups for preparing medicines. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
19434 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 79 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Used to make dippers. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 79 |
20585 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 71 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in the Life or Knife Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
21312 | Lupinus brevicaulis S. Wats. 2288 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 56 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in the female shooters branch of the Lightning Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
21373 | Lupinus sp. 2306 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 56 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in the Male Shooting Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
21451 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo 157 | f96 72 | 19 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant considered to be a sacred plant. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
22913 | Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray 2454 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 63 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves chewed and sprayed with the mouth on offerings before and after making prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63 |
23313 | Monarda punctata L. 2508 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 73 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant hung in the hogan for the pleasing odor. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73 |
23756 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Smoked after the feast following the completion of the masks for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
23757 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used for filling ceremonial prayersticks in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
23866 | Nicotiana obtusifolia var. palmeri (Gray) Kartesz 2581 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used for filling ceremonial prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
23984 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
24763 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 65 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Juice used to adhere buckskin cuttings and trimmings to the buckskin war shirt. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 65 |
24844 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 64 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Plant shape used as form for figures in the sandpainting of the Cactus People for the Wind Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64 |
25243 | Oxytropis lambertii Pursh 2718 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 57 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant offered to the bighorn at the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
26550 | Phoradendron sp. 2898 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in the War Dance liniment. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
26551 | Phoradendron sp. 2898 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Twigs hung over the doorway of a hogan for protection from lightning. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );