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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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2456 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 80 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Bark used to dye deerskin reddish-brown. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
8475 | Castilleja integra Gray 787 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 80 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Root bark used with minerals to color deerskin black. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
10733 | Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria 1083 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 80 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Blossoms used with other flowers as a mahogany red dye for yarn. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
13622 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 80 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Blossoms used to make a yellow dye. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
31346 | Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene 3204 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 80 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Blossoms used to make a yellow dye. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80 |
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 | |
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 | |
21879 | Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. 2370 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 38 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Root used to dye porcupine quills yellow. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
2594 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Wintoon 281 | m66 109 | 264 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Inner bark chewed and used as a dull red dye. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
12090 | Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. 1239 | Wintoon 281 | m66 109 | 264 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Used as a yellow dye. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
22034 | Mahonia sp. 2377 | Wintoon 281 | m66 109 | 264 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Used to make a yellow dye. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
21892 | Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde 2372 | Walapai 274 | ws85 2 | 219 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots used as a yellow basket dye. | 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 219 |
2480 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Wailaki 273 | c02 89 | 332 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Fresh bark formerly chewed and used as a red dye to color fishermen's bodies for successful fishing. | 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 | |
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 | |
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 |
2590 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 501 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark used as a red dye. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501 |
9485 | Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi 898 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Calyx crushed and red stain used on the face, body, clothes, wood and skins. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
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 | |
10928 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Bark & fir bark boiled into a black dye & used to dye bitter cherry bark for imbricating baskets. | 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 204 |
10929 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 204 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Bark boiled to make an intense brown dye & used to color bitter cherry bark for imbricating baskets. | 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 204 |
11293 | Corylus cornuta var. californica (A. DC.) Sharp 1112 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 501 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Roots used to make a bluish dye. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501 |
12296 | Delphinium menziesii DC. 1252 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Dye 5 | Blue 55 | Flowers used as a blue dye for clothing. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
14653 | Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius 1599 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 501 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Used to make a bright yellow dye. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501 |
21113 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 196 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Stems used as a black dye for bitter cherry. | 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 196 |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
40256 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 501 | Dye 5 | Green 121 | Leaves and twigs used as a green dye. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501 |
2453 | Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung 170 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 38 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Bark dried, finely ground, boiled, cooled and used as a red dye for deerskin. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 38 |
6648 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 292 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Ashes used as alkali to maintain blue coloring of piki. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
13620 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 45 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers boiled to make a yellow dye for woolen yarn. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
24776 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 39 | Dye 5 | Mordant 105 | Stems peeled and used to fix color on hides. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 39 |
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 | |
8067 | Carex exsiccata Bailey 741 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 8 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Roots used as black dye in basketry. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8 |
18381 | Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes 2047 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 8 | Dye 5 | Green 121 | Roots used as green dye in basketry. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8 |
29896 | Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung 3143 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 7 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Dried pods used as black dye, pieces buried in wood ashes to deepen the shade. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 7 |
44011 | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. 4227 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 8 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Roots used as black dye in basketry. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8 |
44012 | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. 4227 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 8 | Dye 5 | Red 136 | Roots used as red dye in basketry. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
24312 | Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner 2620 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 95 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Flowers chewed with gum to make gum yellow. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 95 |
32229 | Quercus kelloggii Newberry 3270 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 79 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Round, fleshy insect galls made into a dark hair dye. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 79 |
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 |
40458 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Pomo 200 | m90 111 | 6 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Juice used as a black dye for blackroot sedge. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 6 |
32991 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Plains Indian 198 | h92 30 | 55 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Leaves, bark and roots used to make a black dye. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
32992 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Plains Indian 198 | h92 30 | 55 | Dye 5 | Gray 217 | Leaves, bark and roots used to make a gray dye. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
32993 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Plains Indian 198 | h92 30 | 55 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Leaves, bark and roots used to make a yellow-tan dye. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
19330 | Krameria grayi Rose & Painter 2079 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 91 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Dry roots ground, boiled in water and used as a brown dye for basket making. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 91 |
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 | |
30138 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Dye 5 | Black 108 | Decoction of gum applied to grey hair and used with black clay or mud as a black hair dye. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
35329 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Roots pounded, boiled and used to make a yellow dye. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
35410 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Dry roots crushed, placed in water and used as a brown dye for basket making. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
35411 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Dye 5 | Red-Brown 127 | Dry roots crushed, placed in water and used as a brownish red dye for tanning hides. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
35412 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Dye 5 | Yellow 72 | Dry roots crushed, placed in water and used as a yellow dye for basket making. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );