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52 rows where tribe = 157 and use_category = 4
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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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1853 | Agave sp. 96 | Navajo 157 | b65 195 | 94 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Plant fibers used to make rope. | Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
1870 | Agave utahensis Engelm. 97 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fibers used to make blankets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
5670 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 82 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Used between the poles of the sweathouse to prevent the sand from sifting through. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82 |
8951 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used to make the handle of the weaving distaff, dice and the sweathouse for ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
9807 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. 935 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 84 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Plant used as thatch to prevent the sand on top of the sweathouse from sifting through. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 84 |
16138 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used to make string for many different ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
16139 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used to make fabrics. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
18675 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used to make a canopy to protect a new born child from the sparks of the fire. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18676 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used to make fence posts and hogan roofs. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
18870 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Navajo 157 | w39 37 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Green timber used to make corrals. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62 |
19112 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used in the construction of hogans. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19113 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Boughs used to build the corral for public exhibitions at the close of a ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19114 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Boughs used to make the summer shelters where the women weave. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19115 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Bark woven into garments and used to make sandals. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19116 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Dry bark mixed with mud and worn as clothing during hard times. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
19117 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark used to make blankets and passageway curtains. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
23513 | Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. 2536 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes and brooms for sweeping out the hogan. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
23522 | Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. 2541 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 26 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems, pulled out of their sheaths when dry, tied with string and used as brooms and brushes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 26 |
23545 | Muhlenbergia sp. 2544 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used in the making of brushes and brooms. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
25560 | Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc. 2759 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Used on ramadas for shade. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
27608 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Boughs used to build the corral for public exhibitions at the close of a ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
27609 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Logs used to make hogans for ordinary and ceremonial purposes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
27610 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Wood used to make various parts of the cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
28163 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Bark used as a covering for summer shelters. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
29176 | Populus angustifolia James 3094 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Soft wood used for parts of the cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
29450 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Wood used for firewood, fenceposts, vigas (heavy rafters) yand tinder boxes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
29451 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Wood used to make cradles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
29557 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Boughs used to make the circular or oval summer shelter. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
31656 | Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson 3230 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Softened bark used as backing for cradle boards and as stuffing for pillows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
31680 | Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. 3231 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 154 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Bark used for diapers. | 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 154 |
32458 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Twigs used as the framework of a temporary carrying basket. A temporary carrying basket was made of two staves or bows of oak twigs crossed in the center and brought upwards to the hoop. This framework was then covered with sheep or goatskin. These carrying baskets were usually made in the field for carrying yucca fruits. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40 |
32614 | Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella] 3250 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Wood used to make batten sticks and bows for the baby's cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
33182 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Split stems used to make baskets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
33183 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Used to make carrying baskets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
33184 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used to sew water bottles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
36226 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Branches used to make permanent carrying baskets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36227 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Branches used to make a braided strap worn across the forehead to support a water bottle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
36228 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Branches used to make cradle canopies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
37666 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | f96 72 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant top used as a brush to remove spines from the prickly pears. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
37667 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tops used as brooms to brush the spines from cactus fruit. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
44234 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Fiber used to secure the butts of the first twigs around a small stick at the bottom of the basket. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44235 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Leaf pith braid woven into a basket. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44236 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Pith twisted with mountain grass and used for roofing. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44237 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Fiber used to make knitted leggings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44238 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Pith twisted with mountain grass and used to make leggings and shoes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44239 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Used to make moccasin uppers and dresses. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44240 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Yucca fiber and grass fiber used to make the earliest costume. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44241 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fiber used to tie butt and tip of corn husks filled with dough. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44242 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Strands used to tie rolled skins into a rabbit skin blanket. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44243 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fiber and grass used to make sleeping mats. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44244 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Pith twisted with mountain grass and used to make mats for bedding and blankets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44460 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Stalks sometimes used for thatching. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
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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) );