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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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2335 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 128 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark boiled to make a bright red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 128 |
10642 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 130 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 130 |
15241 | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 1659 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 139 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Bark used to make a blue dye in a manner similar to that of blue ash. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 139 |
18184 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 127 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Root bark used to make a brown dye which did not need a mordant. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127 |
18257 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 127 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Bark used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127 |
18258 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 127 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark used to make a dark brown dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127 |
32923 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 135 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Fruit used to make a dull, red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
36946 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 131 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Roots dug in the fall and used to make a red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131 |
2457 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 248 | Dye 5 | Juice used as a dye. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 | |
11027 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 252 | Dye 5 | Decoction of inner bark used as a dye. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 | |
12084 | Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. 1239 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 250 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Roots used as a red dye. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 250 |
12085 | Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. 1239 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 250 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used as a yellow dye. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 250 |
20494 | Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd. 2212 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 248 | Dye 5 | Bark used to prepare dye. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 | |
38332 | Solanum sp. 3727 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 253 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Fruits used to prepare a permanent blue dye for tattooing. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 253 |
662 | Acer saccharinum L. 34 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 100 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
666 | Acer saccharinum L. 34 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 100 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides. The twigs and bark of new growth were boiled with water. A clay which contained iron was mixed with grease and then roasted; then it was mixed with the boiled twig and bark water. Tanned hides were soaked in this solution for two or three days to get the right color; treatment for a shorter period of time resulted in a brownish color and for a longer time resulted in black. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
11791 | Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy 1174 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 110 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Boiled vines used as an orange dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 110 |
16369 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 89 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Root sometimes used with another component to make a black dye. The root was not very highly esteemed for making a dye and alone was considered useless, but was occasionally used with another component to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89 |
18262 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 74 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nuts used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74 |
18304 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 74 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nuts used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74 |
18308 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 74 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nuts used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74 |
18311 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 74 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nuts used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74 |
18317 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 74 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nuts used to make a black dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74 |
24669 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 104 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Mucilaginous stem juice used to fix the colors painted on hides or receptacles made from hides. Freshly peeled stems were rubbed over the painted object to fix the color. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 104 |
24684 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 104 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Mucilaginous stem juice used to fix the colors painted on hides or receptacles made from hides. Freshly peeled stems were rubbed over the painted object to fix the color. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 104 |
29399 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Seed vessels boiled to make a yellow dye for pluming arrow feathers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29400 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Waxy leaf buds boiled to make a yellow dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29413 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Seed vessels boiled to make a yellow dye for pluming arrow feathers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29423 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Seed vessels boiled to make a yellow dye for pluming arrow feathers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29424 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Waxy leaf buds boiled to make a yellow dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29430 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 72 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Seed vessels boiled to make a yellow dye for pluming arrow feathers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
32983 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 99 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
33011 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 99 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
37051 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Root boiled with objects as a red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 |
37052 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Root used as a decorative skin stain. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 | |
37056 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Root boiled with objects as a red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 |
37057 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Root used as a decorative skin stain. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 | |
37061 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Root boiled with objects as a red dye. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 |
37062 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 83 | Dye 5 | Root used as a decorative skin stain. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 83 | |
2446 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark used to dye buckskin a reddish-brown color. | 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 30 |
6643 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Leaf and twig ash used to intensify red color of buckskin dye. | 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 24 |
6644 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Young leaves and twigs used to dye wool yellow. | 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 24 |
6715 | Atriplex rosea L. 513 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Used as a black dye. | 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 24 |
8960 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Decoction of root bark used as a brown dye for buckskin and wool. | 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 30 |
8961 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Used as a red dye for baskets. | 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 30 |
13614 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers and buds boiled overnight and used as a yellow dye for basket material. | 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 49 |
13615 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers used as a yellow dye for wool. | 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 49 |
18700 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11 | Dye 5 | Needle ashes burned on rocks or in a pan and used as an ingredient for buckskin dye. | 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 11 | |
27652 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Resin used as an ingredient of black dye for wool or basketry. | 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 12 |
32087 | Quercus gambelii Nutt. 3263 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Dye 5 | Red leaf galls & red clay or gum used to make stripes on arrow shafts between & below the feathers. | 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 22 | |
32618 | Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella] 3250 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Charcoal used as a black pigment for sand paintings. | 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 22 |
33216 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Leaves boiled to dye basketry and wool black. | 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 35 |
35392 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Dye 5 | Yellow-Brown 182 | Root used as a yellow-brown dye for wool. | 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 24 |
39654 | Tetradymia canescens DC. 3914 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers with two other plants used as a yellow dye for wool. | 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 53 |
39714 | Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray 3923 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Upper branch ash used an Enemyway 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 28 |
39791 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Dye 5 | Orange-Yellow 172 | Boiled roots used as an orange-yellow dye for wool. | 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 53 |
43894 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Dye 5 | Leaf juice used as a medium for pigments of pottery paints and slips. | 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 | |
44146 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Juice mixed with yellow soil for a black dye. | 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 |
44147 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Juice boiled alone for a red dye. | 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 |
2371 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Inner bark used for dyeing light yellow or with other ingredients for red, red brown or black. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
7231 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Innermost bark boiled to extract a reddish dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
10675 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Golden-colored roots added to other plant dyes to emphasize the yellow color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
11222 | Corylus americana Walt. 1110 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Seed hulls and butternut boiled together and the hull tannic acid sat the black butternut color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
17770 | Impatiens capensis Meerb. 1981 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Whole plant used to make a yellow dye, the material boiled in the mixture with rusty nails. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
18223 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Nut hulls used as best brown dye, because it was attained from the tree at any time of the year. Butternut was usually used in other combinations for brown and black colors. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
23567 | Myrica gale L. 2557 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | In the fall, the branch tips grow into an abortive scale and boiled to yield a brown dye stuff. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
30460 | Prunus nigra Ait. 3171 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Inner bark used as an astringent color fixative in dyeing with other plant dyes. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
32293 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Bark used in combination with other materials to set color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
32555 | Quercus velutina Lam. 3293 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
32556 | Quercus velutina Lam. 3293 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 425 | Dye 5 | Red-Yellow 289 | Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
32702 | Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. 3314 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Entire plant boiled to yield a red coloring dye and bur oak added to set the color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
32963 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 424 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Inner bark and central pith of the stem mixed with bloodroot and used for the orange color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 424 |
33299 | Rhus typhina L. 3355 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 424 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Inner bark and central pith of the stem mixed with bloodroot and used for the orange color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 424 |
37048 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Fresh or dried roots used as an orange dye to paint faces with clan marks. The roots were used in four or five combinations in dyeing various materials. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
37050 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Fresh or dried roots used as a dark yellow dye to paint faces with clan marks. The roots were used in four or five combinations in dyeing various materials. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
40913 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Bark used with a little rock dust to set the color. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
40914 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 426 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark used with a little rock dust to dye materials a dark red brown. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426 |
18302 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 271 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Wood and bark charred to make the best black dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271 |
25176 | Oxalis stricta L. 2711 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 271 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Whole plant boiled to obtain an orange dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271 |
32953 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 271 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Root used to dye rush mats and woven bark mats yellow. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271 |
37023 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 271 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Root cooked to make a red face paint and to dye baskets and mats red. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271 |
2572 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 79 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark boiled to make a reddish brown dye and used to color fish nets, baskets, canoes and head rings. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 79 |
21847 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 78 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Root bark shredded, boiled and used as a yellow dye for basketry. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 78 |
17301 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 209 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots boiled to make a yellow dye. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 209 |
35116 | Rubus vitifolius Cham. & Schlecht. 3474 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 232 | Dye 5 | Berry juice used to stain wood. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 | |
2535 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 27 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark made into a red to brown dye and used to make fish nets invisible to fish. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
2567 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 27 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark made into a red to brown dye and used to make fish nets invisible to fish. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
2569 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 27 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark made into a red to brown dye and used to make fish nets invisible to fish. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
2579 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 27 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark made into a red to brown dye and used to make fish nets invisible to fish. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
15127 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 40 | Dye 5 | Green 121 | Bark boiled and used as a green dye for mountain-goat wool. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 40 |
21824 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
21858 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
21861 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used to make a yellow dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 |
21906 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Roots used to dye basketry material. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 | |
21921 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Roots used to dye basketry material. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 | |
21926 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Roots used to dye basketry material. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 | |
22022 | Mahonia sp. 2377 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Roots used to make a dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 | |
22026 | Mahonia sp. 2377 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 30 | Dye 5 | Roots used to make a dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30 | |
31316 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Swinomish 253 | g73 25 | 19 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark boiled and used on fish nets as a light brown dye to make them invisible to the fish. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
40945 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 17 | Dye 5 | Inner bark made into a dye and used on fish nets to make them invisible to fish and attract them. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
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