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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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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 |
9410 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 43 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants eaten raw, boiled as herbs alone or with other foods. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
18239 | Juglans major (Torr.) Heller 2033 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 39 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Young twigs used as a light brown dye. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39 |
10327 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 223 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young shoots eaten as greens. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
10326 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 223 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young shoots boiled, rolled into small balls and eaten fresh with or without mutton. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
10316 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | steg41 119 | 223 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Young shoots boiled, rolled into small balls and dried for winter use. | Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
10328 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Young plants boiled, rolled into balls, dried and stored for the winter. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
10315 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 24 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
10322 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 24 | Food 1 | Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls and eaten. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 | |
10325 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 24 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young plants boiled with a pinch of salt and eaten as greens. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
10324 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 50 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young plants boiled and rolled into balls and eaten. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
1860 | Agave sp. 96 | Navajo 157 | b65 195 | 94 | Food 1 | Young and tender flowering stalks and shoots roasted and eaten. | Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 | |
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 |
32464 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 40 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used, because of it's hardness and great resisting power, in nearly all of the ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40 |
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 |
37164 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Weapon 98 | Wood used to make war bows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
29560 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Wood used to make tinderboxes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
29456 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Wood used to make tinder boxes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
27714 | Pinus flexilis James 2961 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make the small bow and arrow used in the Witch and Shooting Chants. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
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 |
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 |
29562 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make the frame of the loom. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
33435 | Ribes cereum var. pedicellare Brewer & S. Wats. 3364 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 52 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make the distaff used in spinning. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 52 |
28165 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make the bull roarer for some ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
32473 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 40 | Other 3 | Weapon 98 | Wood used to make the bow carried into war. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40 |
28169 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make the ball for the game, shinny. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
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 |
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 |
29559 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | 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 37 |
30692 | Prunus sp. 3178 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 54 | 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 54 |
37162 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make planting sticks, knitting needles, heddle sticks, distaff handles used in weaving. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44 |
34275 | Rosa woodsii var. woodsii 3436 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 55 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make needles for leather work. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
27638 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make loom poles, beams and uprights used in the construction of looms. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
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 |
31659 | Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson 3230 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make female prayersticks for the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
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 |
29564 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | 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 37 |
37163 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 44 | 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 44 |
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 |
30921 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 54 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make dance implements, prayersticks and square hoops for ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
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 |
29563 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make clubs for the moccasin game. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
27633 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make ceremonial pokers and wands. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
29993 | Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 3154 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 58 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to make bows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 58 |
33206 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to make bows. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
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 |
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 |
32615 | Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella] 3250 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | 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 |
32346 | Quercus pungens Liebm. 3284 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make batten for weaving. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
31658 | Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson 3230 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make arrows for the Mountain Chant Ceremony. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
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 |
33434 | Ribes cereum var. pedicellare Brewer & S. Wats. 3364 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 52 | 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 52 |
28167 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Wood used to make a tinderbox for fire by friction. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
30691 | Prunus sp. 3178 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 54 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make a staff carried by the Humpback in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
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 |
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 |
29558 | Populus sp. 3105 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 37 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to carve the image of a duck for the Water Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
29455 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to carve dolls and images of some animals for ceremonial purposes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
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 |
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 |
27635 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
29457 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
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 |
28168 | Pinus sp. 2976 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 23 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used extensively for firewood. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23 |
33201 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood tied with yucca and used to make circle prayersticks. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
44251 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Wood tied to stalk with shallow holes and used at the hearth to hold a fireset. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
16306 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 86 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Wood made into charcoal used in the medicines applied to the ailing gods. Two kinds of charcoal were used in the medicines which were applied to the ailing gods. The first was made from the bark of the pine and willow. The second was made from this plant and three-lobed sagebrush, to which were added the feathers dropped from a live crow and a live buzzard. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
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 |
27632 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood charcoal used to make the best black for sandpaintings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
32344 | Quercus pungens Liebm. 3284 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood charcoal used as the black for sandpaintings. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
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 |
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 |
13175 | Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Wats. 1406 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 24 | Drug 2 | Venereal Aid 46 | Wood burned for venereal disease. Wood burned with charcoal, buffalo hair, wood rat hair and bat hair in a hole in the middle of the hogan. The person with venereal disease sits over the hole and the smudge covers his exposed parts and cures him. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 24 |
18773 | Juniperus occidentalis Hook. 2059 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Wood ash, mountain mahogany and black alder used as a red dye for buckskin. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
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 |
8952 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 53 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Whole plant used by sheep for forage. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
43374 | Vitis arizonica Engelm. 4171 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Drug 2 | Love Medicine 133 | Vine used to make a cross & put on top of the basket of cornmeal & paper bread offered in courtship. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
36353 | Salsola tragus L. 3554 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 27 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Very young, raw sprouts chopped into salads. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 27 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11811 | Cymopterus acaulis (Pursh) Raf. 1180 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 24 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Used with the Rocky Mountain bee plant to make stew. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
22801 | Mentha sp. 2444 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 73 | Drug 2 | Ceremonial Medicine 12 | Used with sage, red penstemon, red willow, scrub oak & chokecherry as medicine for Shooting Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73 |
18869 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 152 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Used to wash the hair. | 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 152 |
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 |
29458 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used to make wooden tubes for the bellows used in silversmithing. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
33203 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Used to make water bottles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
32466 | Quercus sp. 3289 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 40 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Used to make throwing sticks. The Navajo throwing stick, which was of oak, was made by whittling the piece down to the shape of a batten and then heating it and bending it over the knee to give it a slight curve. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40 |
44039 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 33 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make the 102 counting sticks for the moccasin game. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 33 |
44142 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 33 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make the 102 counting sticks for the moccasin game. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 33 |
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