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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44134 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 28 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used to make soap. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28 |
44133 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 51 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots boiled and used as shampoo or as a substitute for soap. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
44124 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 18 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root used to wash clothes and hair. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
44122 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Flower stalks used as spindles to start fire by friction. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
44121 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Crushed roots rubbed on hair or clothes for soap or crushed, roasted roots soaked in water for soap. This soap caused more itching than that from wild leafed yucca, but was considered better to keep the natural color of the hair. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
44120 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves used as strings to tie chili peppers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
44105 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded until soft, soaked in water and used as a soap for bathing, washing hair & blankets. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
44104 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Fibers used to make plaques. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
44094 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 71 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Hard, sharp-pointed blades bound with sinew and used in place of wood to make the fire drill. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44093 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 71 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root used like soap, especially for washing the hair. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44092 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 358 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root used like soap to wash the scalp. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 358 |
44091 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 358 | Other 3 | Hide Preparation 144 | Boiled root used in tanning hides. The yucca roots were boiled and then cooled and sprinkled over the hides after they had been treated with the brain-liver-marrow dressing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 358 |
44090 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 358 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Leaves bound in a slender bundle and used as a substitute for wood. The slender bundle of leaves formed the firedrill which was placed in a hearth and twirled by the hands until it smouldered upon which time it was blown upon to ignite the flame. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 358 |
44089 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 71 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Dried, peeled stems used to make a hearth, to contain the fire. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44088 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 358 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Dried stems peeled and used to make a hearth. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 358 |
44081 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 25 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used as a soap substitute and hair wash. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 25 |
44071 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 147 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used as counters in various games. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
44064 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Apache 10 | r29 45 | 148 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 148 |
44058 | Yucca filamentosa L. 4229 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded, boiled and used instead of soap to wash blankets. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
44057 | Yucca filamentosa L. 4229 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 25 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Used to intoxicate fish. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
44056 | Yucca filamentosa L. 4229 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 75 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Pounded roots strewed on water to 'intoxicate fishes.' | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75 |
44049 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 28 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves tied to make a fastening loop for sandals. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 28 |
44047 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 72 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Used as soap. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72 |
44046 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 35 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Fibers made into carrying nets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
44045 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 46 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Cactus ribs bound together to form the frame for containers used to carry crops. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 46 |
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 |
44038 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 33 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 33 |
44037 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 33 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves made into scourges and used in the Night Chant. A leaf was taken from the east side of the plant and one from the west. The leaves were then split in two and the interchanged halves bound together to form the scourge. These scourges were carried by the different personators in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 33 |
44036 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 183 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183 |
44035 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 183 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Red roots used in basket decorations. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183 |
44016 | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. 4227 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 35 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Roots used to make brown designs. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
44010 | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. 4227 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Red-brown inner roots used for basket designs. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
44003 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Crushed roots used for soap. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
44002 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Juice used as a varnish for sacred kachinas. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
44001 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Plant used as an anchor for bird traps. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
44000 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Twigs used to make the masks for the kachinas. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
43999 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used as whips in ceremonies. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
43994 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 78 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Leaves used to make cincture pads for supporting water vases upon the head. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
43993 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | bc41 58 | 55 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded, made into suds in cold water and used for washing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 55 |
43992 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used ceremonially for a great variety of purposes. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
43991 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Narrow leaf bands worn around the head by personators of anthropic gods. The personators of anthropic gods adorned their wrists and ankles with yucca ribbons and the novitiate into the medicine order of a secret fraternity had his or her wrists adorned with them also. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
43974 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Yavapai 284 | bc41 58 | 56 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root, stem and leaves pounded and worked in water to form lather for washing hair and body. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56 |
43965 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 49 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots bruised, placed in water and used to wash woolens, cotton fabrics, feathers and hair. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 49 |
43964 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Tewa 257 | bc41 58 | 45 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Leaves baked in warm pit, chewed and fiber woven into fishing nets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 45 |
43958 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 55 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Leaves pounded and used in washing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 55 |
43957 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 53 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant suspended from a ring carried on the back of a god impersonator. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 53 |
43931 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima, Desert 194 | r91 136 | 6 | Other 3 | Cash Crop 132 | Used for trade. | Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |
43930 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 72 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Stems reduced to pulp and used as soap. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72 |
43929 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 56 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Plant macerated, placed in water to form suds and used for washing hair. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56 |
43918 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Papago 188 | bc41 58 | 56 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Plant macerated, placed in water to form suds and used for washing hair. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56 |
43907 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root made into soap used for washing wool or clothing, shampooing the hair and bathing the body. The root, pounded with rocks to remove the bark and to soften it, was stirred vigorously in warm water to whip up suds. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
43906 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaf juice mixed with pottery paste. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
43905 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves used to make ceremonial drumstick. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
43904 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves stuck into snowballs, mixed with red clay and used to stop the snow and rain. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
43891 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 31 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used to wash hair and garments. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 31 |
43890 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo 157 | bc41 58 | 36 | Other 3 | Musical Instrument 146 | Stout leaves used as drumsticks. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 36 |
43889 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 31 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots used ceremonially. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 31 |
43855 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 74 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Crushed leaves mixed with water for soap. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74 |
43854 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 74 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Switches used as whips by the masked personage. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74 |
43853 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 74 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves used as whips during the initiations. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74 |
43846 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Fibers used to make plaques. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
43838 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 39 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 39 |
43831 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 371 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 371 |
43830 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used as soap. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
43829 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 17 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root used for soap. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17 |
43820 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Other 3 | Waterproofing Agent 154 | Dried leaves boiled with gum, hardened, powdered, mixed with water & used to waterproof baskets. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212 |
43819 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Ring of leaves wrapped in buckskin used in the hoop and pole game. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212 |
43818 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Terminal spines used as needles. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212 |
43817 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used as a soap for washing the hair. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212 |
43811 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 148 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 148 |
43806 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 182 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used as soap. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
43802 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache, Mescalero 12 | b74 52 | 33 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Large roots used to make soap. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33 |
43791 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 51 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stalk used to make fire drills. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51 |
43790 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 57 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded and placed in water to form suds used in bathing and shampooing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 57 |
43789 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 35 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Roots used to produce a red pattern in baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
43788 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 51 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Thick portion of stalk used as hearth when making fire. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51 |
43772 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 55 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots made into suds and used during marriage ceremonies. As part of the marriage ceremony, the groom's head was washed by his future mother-in-law, while that of the bride was washed by the bridegroom's mother. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 55 |
43769 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots crushed with stones and used as soap. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
43768 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Juice used as a varnish on certain kachinas. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
43767 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Shredded leaves used to make the packing for the spirals of a plaque. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 34 |
43766 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used as a whip during ceremonies. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
43765 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots crushed to make soap, used ceremonially as a purification rite & suds associated with clouds. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
43755 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 213 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used as tally sticks to keep track of scores in the hidden ball game. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 213 |
43754 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 213 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves used to tie or repair holes in sacking. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 213 |
43753 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 57 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded and placed in water to form suds used in bathing and shampooing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 57 |
43741 | Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene 4219 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 250 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Ground leaves carried in the clothes and used as perfume by men and women to counteract body odors. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 250 |
43727 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 87 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Leaves used for trimming the edges of mats. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 87 |
43724 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Makah 133 | ttco83 101 | 87 | Other 3 | Cash Crop 132 | Leaves sold to the Nootkan and Hesquiat tribes. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 87 |
43720 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as dress ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
43717 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Hupa 98 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as dress ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
43706 | Xerophyllum sp. 4216 | Poliklah 199 | m66 109 | 170 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Blades braided to make necklaces. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 170 |
43701 | Xerophyllum sp. 4216 | Hahwunkwut 83 | m66 109 | 183 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Plant used to make cooking bowls, mush baskets and other small baskets. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 183 |
43698 | Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. 4214 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 311 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Used as a yellow pigment for paint. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 311 |
43697 | Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. 4214 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 144 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Plant used as pigment for face paint. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 144 |
43669 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Pima 193 | c35 19 | 45 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Leaves used in roasting pits as containers for beans. | 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 45 |
43663 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaf ash used as ceremonial blackening. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 54 |
43654 | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray 4211 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 74 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Ground, seed powder used as a blue paint for the mask dancers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74 |
43601 | Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt. 4201 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 139 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Green leaves used as top layer, over the hot stones, in the earth oven. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 139 |
43576 | Woodwardia radicans (L.) J. Sm. 4196 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 11 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Fronds used for lining the top and bottom of an earth oven in baking acorn bread. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
43570 | Woodwardia fimbriata Sm. 4195 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 45 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Long leaves used to line the top and bottom of earth oven for baking acorn bread and other foods. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 45 |
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