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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory ▼ | notes | rawsource |
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1754 | Agave deserti Engelm. 91 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 31 | Dye 5 | Burned stalk ash used as a dye for tattoos. | 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 31 | |
2343 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Decoction of inner bark used to darken hides. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
2344 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Infusion of bark applied to darken birch bark used to make baskets. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
2383 | Alnus incana (L.) Moench 168 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 59 | Dye 5 | Used for buckskin dye. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 | |
2400 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Decoction of inner bark used to darken hides. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
2401 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Infusion of bark applied to darken birch bark used to make baskets. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
2427 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Decoction of inner bark used to darken hides. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
2428 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 27 | Dye 5 | Infusion of bark applied to darken birch bark used to make baskets. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 | |
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 | |
2459 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 382 | Dye 5 | Inner bark dried, ground, mixed with flour and water and used as a dye. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382 | |
2473 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 332 | Dye 5 | Fresh bark used as a dye to color basket material and deerskins. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332 | |
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 | |
2633 | Alnus sp. 174 | Micmac 141 | sd51 182 | 258 | Dye 5 | Bark used to make a dye. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 | |
2664 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Dye 5 | Inner bark boiled and liquid used as a dye or soaked bark rubbed directly onto article to be dyed. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 | |
2673 | Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Regel) A.& D. L”ve 177 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | a39 167 | 715 | Dye 5 | Bark used for dying reindeer skins. | Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715 | |
2739 | Amaranthus cruentus L. 188 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 283 | Dye 5 | Flowers used to color piki. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 283 | |
4743 | Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey 361 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 29 | Dye 5 | Leaf ash used under the skin for tattooing. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29 | |
5903 | Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara 416 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 261 | Dye 5 | Roots used to make dye. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 261 | |
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 | |
7008 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 235 | Dye 5 | Plant used in the native coloring. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 | |
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 | |
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 | |
10301 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 26 | Dye 5 | Roots formerly used to make a dye. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 | |
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 | |
10579 | Conocarpus erectus L. 1063 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 468 | Dye 5 | Plant used as a buckskin dye. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 468 | |
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 | |
11594 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 57 | Dye 5 | Yellow blossoms 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 57 | |
13962 | Eriogonum annuum Nutt. 1497 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 24 | Dye 5 | Leaves rubbed on buffalo or deer hides in the process of staining and tanning. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 24 | |
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 | |
17508 | Hydrastis canadensis L. 1928 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 | |
17580 | Hymenopappus filifolius var. pauciflorus (I.M. Johnston) B.L. Turner 1945 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 326 | Dye 5 | Used for dye. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 326 | |
17594 | Hymenoxys cooperi (Gray) Cockerell 1950 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 329 | Dye 5 | Used for a dye. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 329 | |
17714 | Ilex opaca Ait. 1977 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Dye 5 | Berries used to make a dye. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 | |
17916 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 321 | Dye 5 | Plant used for dye. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321 | |
18053 | Iris setosa Pallas ex Link 2012 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 34 | Dye 5 | Petals made into a dye & used for staining strands of grass for weaving colored patterns on baskets. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
19987 | Letharia vulpina 2153 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 34 | Dye 5 | Used as a dye for porcupine quills. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 | |
19989 | Letharia vulpina 2153 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 34 | Dye 5 | Used as a dye for porcupine quills. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 | |
20070 | Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. L”ve 2160 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
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 | |
20536 | Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd. 2212 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 35 | Dye 5 | Bark used to dye baskets and fishing nets so the fish could not see them. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 35 | |
21185 | Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. 2265 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 317 | Dye 5 | Fruit used as a dye for basketry materials. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 317 | |
21745 | Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. 2355 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 83 | Dye 5 | Inner wood and large roots formerly used as dyes. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 83 | |
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 | |
24031 | Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. 2590 | Navajo 157 | j31 76 | 35 | Dye 5 | Plant used to make a dye for blankets. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 | |
24480 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 61 | Dye 5 | Bark shavings and berries made into paint and used to color basket materials and other objects. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61 | |
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 | |
25609 | Pectis angustifolia Torr. 2766 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 97 | Dye 5 | Used to make an inferior dye. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97 | |
25907 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Dye 5 | Plant used in making a dye for basket designs. | 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 286 | |
26839 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 65 | Dye 5 | Berries used to make dyes and inks. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 65 | |
27564 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 347 | Dye 5 | Gum used in the preparation of certain dyes. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 | |
27565 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Dye 5 | Gum used to prepare certain dyes. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 | |
27678 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 347 | Dye 5 | Gum used in the preparation of certain dyes. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 | |
27821 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Dye 5 | Gum used to prepare certain dyes. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 | |
27935 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
29359 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
30093 | Prosopis sp. 3157 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 44 | Dye 5 | Black sap used to make hair dye. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 44 | |
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 | |
32383 | Quercus rubra L. 3285 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 242 | Dye 5 | Bark used in tanning and coloring. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 242 | |
32822 | Rhizophora mangle L. 3334 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 468 | Dye 5 | Plant used as a buckskin dye. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 468 | |
33009 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Dye 5 | Juice used as a stain. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 | |
33073 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 30 | Dye 5 | Stems, leaves or berries used to make a dark dye. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 30 | |
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 | |
34648 | Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray 3457 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Dye 5 | Juice squeezed from dark reddish-purple fruits and used as a stain. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 | |
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 | |
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 | |
35245 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
35367 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Dye 5 | Root used as an important source of dye. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 | |
35368 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 357 | Dye 5 | Root used for dye. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 357 | |
35369 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 53 | Dye 5 | Roots used as a dye. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 53 | |
35473 | Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. 3493 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 56 | Dye 5 | Roots used to make a dye for cane and palmetto splints in baskets. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 | |
35492 | Rumex venosus Pursh 3496 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Dye 5 | Used to make a dye. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
38213 | Smilax laurifolia L. 3711 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 488 | Dye 5 | Plant used to make buckskin dye. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 488 | |
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 | |
39168 | Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom 3867 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 30 | Dye 5 | Flowers mixed with white clay and used to dye wool or eggs. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 30 | |
40889 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Dye 5 | Bark used to make a dye and tanning material. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 | |
40906 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Micmac 141 | sd51 182 | 258 | Dye 5 | Bark used to make a dye. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 | |
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 | |
42115 | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 4079 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 63 | Dye 5 | Berries used to dye porcupine quills. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 | |
42465 | Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n 4090 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Dye 5 | Berries used to color porcupine quills. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 64 | |
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 | |
6616 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Ashes used to maintain the blue coloring in blue corn meal. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6978 | Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 553 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Used to make a blue dye. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
6991 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Used as a blue dye. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
6992 | Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. 556 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Used to make a blue dye. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
10487 | Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl 1051 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 50 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Area next to the root bark used as a blue dye. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 50 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );