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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
26546 | Phoradendron sp. 2898 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 101 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Leaves used to dye basket weeds permanently black. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101 |
2086 | Allium cepa L. 140 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 104 | Dye 5 | Green 121 | Bulb peelings used as a green dye for wool. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 104 |
2087 | Allium cepa L. 140 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 104 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Bulb peelings used as a yellow dye for wool. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 104 |
15656 | Gaultheria shallon Pursh 1703 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 104 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Infusion of leaves used as a greenish-yellow dye. | 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 104 |
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 |
6432 | Aster sp. 459 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Dye 5 | Flowers rubbed by children on bouncing arrows for color. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 | |
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 | |
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 |
8532 | Castilleja sp. 797 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 111 | Dye 5 | Flowers rubbed by children on bouncing arrows for color and shine. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 111 | |
8533 | Castilleja sp. 797 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 111 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers used as a yellow dye for arrow feathers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 111 |
12282 | Delphinium bicolor Nutt. 1247 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 112 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Flowers used as a light blue dye for quills. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
13290 | Equisetum arvense L. 1421 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 112 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Crushed stems used as a light pink dye for porcupine quills. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
14648 | Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius 1599 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 113 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Plant pieces used as a yellow dye for porcupine quills. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 113 |
10676 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Ojibwa 173 | j35 170 | 114 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots boiled to obtain a yellow dye. | Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 114 |
23568 | Myrica gale L. 2557 | Ojibwa 173 | j35 170 | 114 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Seeds boiled to obtain a yellow dye. | Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 114 |
37049 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Ojibwa 173 | j35 170 | 114 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Roots boiled to obtain a red dye. | Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 114 |
24994 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 115 | Dye 5 | Stems mixed with ochre and applied to robes. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 115 | |
2378 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark used to obtain a brown dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
2379 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark used to obtain a red dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
17781 | Impatiens capensis Meerb. 1981 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Material placed in pot of boiling plant juice to dye it orange. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
17782 | Impatiens capensis Meerb. 1981 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 116 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Material placed in pot of boiling plant juice to dye it yellow. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
26451 | Phlox hoodii Richards. 2883 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 116 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Plant used to make a yellow dye. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
9483 | Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi 898 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Fruit heads used as rouge to paint on clan marks or to heighten the color of cheeks and lips. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
12648 | Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum 1323 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 117 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Flowers mashed and smeared on arrows to color them pink. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 117 |
18228 | Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm. 2032 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 117 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Nut husk used in dying bulrush root a black color for making basket design. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 117 |
35143 | Rudbeckia hirta L. 3476 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Disk florets boiled with rushes to dye them yellow. Rushes used to make woven mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
2325 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule 8 | ray45 113 | 119 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Inner bark used to make yellow dye. | Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 119 |
12299 | Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz ex Walp. 1254 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 119 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Flowers used to make a blue stain for coloring arrows and other items. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119 |
14649 | Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius 1599 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 12 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Used for making clothing, bedding, yellow dye and yellow paint. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12 |
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 |
19842 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Leaves used to make a beverage and also used as a brown dye material. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
32393 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Rushes gathered for mat weaving and boiled with bark to impart a brownish red dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
10419 | Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth 1033 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 121 | Dye 5 | Mashed, blue, berry like fruits used as a dye or stain. Large quantities of the fruits had to be used in order for the dye or stain to be effective. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 121 | |
17295 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 121 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots boiled with basket weeds as a yellow dye. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 121 |
37060 | Sanguinaria canadensis L. 3572 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Dye 5 | Root used as facial paint to put on clan and identification marks. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 | |
10681 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 122 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots cooked with the cloth to dye an indelible yellow. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 122 |
34778 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 122 | Dye 5 | Berries used to dye tanned robes. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 122 | |
16772 | Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark 1850 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Dye 5 | Roots used to make a dye for mats and baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 | |
32704 | Ranunculus pensylvanicus L. f. 3314 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Entire plant boiled with rushes or flags to dye them yellow; used to make mats or baskets. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 |
35914 | Salix interior Rowlee 3534 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 123 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Willow and some other species of willow used for a scarlet dye. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 123 |
39822 | Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. 3945 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Yellow petals rubbed on arrow shafts for coloring. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
43245 | Viola adunca Sm. 4150 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Plant used to dye arrows blue. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
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 |
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 |
18236 | Juglans major (Torr.) Heller 2033 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 13 | Dye 5 | Nut shells boiled and used as a dye. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 13 | |
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 |
1226 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 131 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Plant used with bloodroot as a mordant in dyeing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131 |
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 |
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 |
36635 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Berry juice used as a black dye for basket materials. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 138 |
36636 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Dye 5 | Orange 193 | Stems used to make a orange dye. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 138 |
36637 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Dye 5 | Purple 161 | Berry juice used as a purple dye for basket materials. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 138 |
36638 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 138 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Stems used to make a yellow dye. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 138 |
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 |
25841 | Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2804 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 139 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Flowers boiled and rubbed on arrows and other items to give them a blue, indelible coloring. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139 |
25932 | Penstemon pruinosus Dougl. ex Lindl. 2818 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 139 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Flowers boiled and rubbed on arrows and other items to give them a blue, indelible coloring. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139 |
6401 | Asplenium horridum Kaulfuss 452 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 14 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Juice used as a red dye. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 14 |
20577 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 14 | Dye 5 | Purple 161 | Root used to produce a violet colored dye. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14 |
24179 | Nyssa aquatica L. 2602 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 14 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Burned bark and red oak ash added to water and used as a red dye. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14 |
32519 | Quercus texana Buckl. 3291 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 14 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Burned bark and black gum ash added to water and used as a red dye. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14 |
35250 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 14 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Pounded, dry roots boiled and used as a yellow dye. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14 |
40456 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Ashes rubbed on children to make skin color darker. The ashes were rubbed on those children who were fathered by a white man to make them look more 'Indian' in color. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
40457 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Charcoal or soot used for tattoo pigment. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
38255 | Solanum douglasii Dunal 3718 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 140 | Dye 5 | Dark berries used as a dye. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 140 | |
39025 | Suaeda sp. 3847 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 141 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Plants boiled in water and used as a black dye for palm mats. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 141 |
33135 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 15 | Dye 5 | Roots boiled and used to make a dye. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 15 | |
39779 | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze 3934 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 15 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Flowers used as a reddish brown dye for basket making yucca fibers. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 15 |
2412 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 155 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark used to dye deerskin and other skins a reddish brown. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
8467 | Castilleja integra Gray 787 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 | |
8500 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 | |
8520 | Castilleja minor (Gray) Gray 792 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 | |
8522 | Castilleja parviflora Bong. 794 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 | |
10727 | Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria 1083 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Used as a dark, rich red dye. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
13600 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 156 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Blossoms used as a yellow dye. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156 |
2592 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 16 | Dye 5 | Bark used to dye fibers. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 16 | |
2595 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 16 | Dye 5 | Bark used to dye fibers. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 16 | |
21503 | Lycopodium complanatum L. 2322 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 16 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Whole plant used as a mordant to set certain dyes. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 16 |
31335 | Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene 3204 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 160 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Blossoms used to make a yellow dye. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
2737 | Amaranthus cruentus L. 188 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 162 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Flowers used to color bread red for certain dances. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 162 |
2738 | Amaranthus cruentus L. 188 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 162 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Flowers used to color bread red for certain dances. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 162 |
8250 | Carthamus tinctorius L. 760 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 167 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers used to color bread yellow for certain dances. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 167 |
19111 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Dye 5 | Bark, berries and twigs used for dye purposes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 | |
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 | |
41007 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Klallam 114 | g73 25 | 17 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark boiled and used as a red-brown dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
41030 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Makah 133 | g73 25 | 17 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Inner bark pounded, boiled and used as a red-brown dye. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17 |
35246 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 172 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Leaves and stems boiled and used as a yellow dye. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
35491 | Rumex venosus Pursh 3496 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 172 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Roots and dried leaves boiled and used as a red dye. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
35493 | Rumex venosus Pursh 3496 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 172 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots and dried leaves boiled and used as a yellow dye. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 172 |
21987 | Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don 2376 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 18 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Bark shredded, boiled and used as a brilliant yellow dye. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 18 |
21875 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 187 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Outer bark boiled to make a bright yellow dye used for basket materials. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 187 |
21934 | Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. 2374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 187 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Root bark boiled to make a bright yellow dye used for basket materials. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 187 |
2588 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 188 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark boiled in water to make a brown dye and used for mountain goat wool, cloth and other items. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 188 |
2589 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 188 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark boiled in water to make a red dye and used for mountain goat wool, cloth and other items. The dye was used to color mountain goat wool and other cloth and to deepen the color of basket materials such as bitter cherry bark. Skins were tanned and dyed simultaneously by soaking them in a cooled solution of the bark. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 188 |
2651 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 188 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark used to make a red tan dye. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
13194 | Ephedra viridis Coville 1407 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 19 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Twigs and leaves boiled with alum and used as a light tan dye. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 19 |
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