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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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1534 | Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris 68 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 45 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Stem inserted into ear lobe to keep hole from closing, either alone or with feathers; an earring. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 45 |
1547 | Adiantum jordanii C. Muell. 70 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 46 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Stem inserted into ear lobe to keep hole from closing, either alone or with feathers; an earring. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 46 |
4234 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 17 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Berries used to make necklaces. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 17 |
4520 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 107 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried berries strung on necklaces. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 107 |
6433 | Aster sp. 459 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Flowers used to make necklaces. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
10441 | Coix lacryma-jobi L. 1042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make beads. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
11782 | Cupressus sp. 1171 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 22 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried berries used to make necklaces. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 22 |
12873 | Echinocactus sp. 1354 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 232 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Red spines fire warmed and bent into finger rings. | 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 232 |
12941 | Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray 1369 | Oglala 172 | g19 17 | 129 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used for beads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 129 |
12946 | Echium vulgare L. 1371 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 60 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make beads. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
12962 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 49 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Berries used to make necklaces. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
12963 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 49 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Boiled seeds strung on sinew and used as necklaces. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
12970 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 112 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds cleaned, boiled, threaded, dried, greased and made into necklaces. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112 |
12971 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Blackfoot 23 | m90 111 | 56 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make necklaces. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56 |
12977 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 485 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make beads. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
12991 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 13 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds sometimes used as beads. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13 |
13002 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 207 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Cleaned, polished seeds, with holes drilled in them, strung and used as necklaces. | 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 207 |
13003 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds strung and worn as necklaces. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
13004 | Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr. 1375 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 498 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Plant used to make beads. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 498 |
18343 | Juncus balticus Willd. 2038 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 100 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Blades used to string clamshell beads to hold them together when being smoothed. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 100 |
18568 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried berries used for beads to make necklaces. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
18867 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds pierced and strung for beads in ancient times. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 |
19084 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 114 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried, smoked berries used to make necklaces, wristlets or clothing decorations. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 114 |
19128 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 17 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used to make necklaces, bracelets, anklets and wristlets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
21496 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 59 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Plant used to make a decorative necklace worn during festive occasions. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 59 |
22511 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 23 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried heads used to make necklaces. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 23 |
22546 | Melia azedarach L. 2430 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 98 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Fruits used as beads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 98 |
22548 | Melia azedarach L. 2430 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 98 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Fruits used as beads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 98 |
24785 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds strung and worn as necklaces. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
25254 | Oxytropis sericea Nutt. 2722 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 115 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Stems used by children to make headdresses. The headdresses were worn during a single-file dance to different spots while singing a song. The seeds would rattle in their pods. Then the leader would suddenly stop and look behind him while the others dropped to the ground. The leader struck whoever remained standing with a smoking stick which he carried. Then he took some of the seeds of the plant, chewed them and applied the mixture to the burn. Shortly, the irritation stopped and the game continued with changing leaders. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 115 |
25322 | Paeonia brownii Dougl. ex Hook. 2730 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 71 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds strung by children and worn as beads. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 71 |
26635 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Reed cut in different lengths, dyed and used interspersed with seed beads for necklaces. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
26835 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 26 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dark, dry fruits used by girls to make necklaces. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
27637 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Dried seeds used to make necklaces, bracelets, anklets and wristlets. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
27757 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 44 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds used as beads in jewelry. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
27834 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 50 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Cracked shells pinched by children onto the ear lobes and worn as ornaments. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50 |
31615 | Punica granatum L. 3227 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 66 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Blossoms used to make necklaces. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 66 |
31843 | Quercus agrifolia N‚e 3251 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 121 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Unhusked acorns dried and strung as necklaces. | 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 |
31938 | Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. 3255 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 121 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Unhusked acorns dried and strung as necklaces. | 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 |
32000 | Quercus dumosa Nutt. 3257 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 121 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Unhusked acorns dried and strung as necklaces. | 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 |
32188 | Quercus kelloggii Newberry 3270 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 121 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Unhusked acorns dried and strung as necklaces. | 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 |
33872 | Rosa acicularis Lindl. 3417 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 55 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Firm hips strung on a string to make a necklace. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 55 |
34026 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 488 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Small fruits strung and used as beads by children. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 488 |
34112 | Rosa nutkana var. nutkana 3429 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 270 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Hips used to make necklaces. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 270 |
34151 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 39 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Fruits used to make necklaces. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 39 |
34188 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 81 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Rose hips strung for beads and worn by children. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 81 |
37118 | Sapindus saponaria L. 3583 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 468 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Plant used to make beads. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 468 |
38267 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 90 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Yellow fruits made into necklaces for clowns. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 90 |
38270 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. 3720 | Keresan 108 | w45 90 | 562 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Fruit made into a necklace worn by women. | White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 562 |
40244 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Bark used to make necklaces and belts worn by dancers at tribal gatherings. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
40981 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 180 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Wood knots used to make labrets worn by women of high social rank. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 180 |
42470 | Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n 4090 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 64 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Firm, ripe berries strung on a string to make a necklace. | 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 |
43706 | Xerophyllum sp. 4216 | Poliklah 199 | m66 109 | 170 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Blades braided to make necklaces. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 170 |
44252 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Leaves used to make bracelets worn by scouts. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
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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) );