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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44367 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 30 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Shucks used to make dolls. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30 |
3884 | Apocynum ?floribundum Greene (pro sp.) [androsaemifolium ? cannabinum] 295 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 236 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Milky substance used by children to rub on playmates' faces and stick their eyelids together. | 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 236 |
3885 | Apocynum ?floribundum Greene (pro sp.) [androsaemifolium ? cannabinum] 295 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 236 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Vines, with leaves removed, twisted into a rope and used by children in play. | 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 236 |
6784 | Baccharis emoryi Gray 532 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 246 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | 'Down' put onto fires by children to produce a sudden burst of flame which spread rapidly. | 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 246 |
6785 | Baccharis emoryi Gray 532 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 246 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Pith used to make 'peashooters' and stems and twigs used to make the shooter. | 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 246 |
11602 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 243 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fruits used by girls for juggling. | 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 243 |
11603 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 243 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Roots made into a wooden ball and used in playing the 'four hills' game. | 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 243 |
15286 | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. 1660 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 235 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make the hoop for hoop and pole game. | 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 235 |
15554 | Garrya sp. 1698 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 235 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Straight, thick stocks used to make whistles. | 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 235 |
18860 | Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little 2060 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 206 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make the pole of the hoop and pole game. | 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 206 |
37542 | Scirpus sp. 3614 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 211 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant braided by children to make a whip. | 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 211 |
41130 | Typha domingensis Pers. 4048 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 208 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stalk used to make toy arrows. | 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 208 |
43370 | Vitis arizonica Engelm. 4171 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 231 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Vines used to make the hoop of the hoop and pole game. | 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 231 |
43755 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 213 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used as tally sticks to keep track of scores in the hidden ball game. | 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 213 |
43819 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Ring of leaves wrapped in buckskin used in the hoop and pole game. | 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 212 |
17335 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 263 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make practice bows and arrows for children. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 263 |
23715 | Nereocystis luetkeana (Mert.) Post. & Rupr. 2576 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 206 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used by children to make 'kelp cars' to tow around on the beach. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 206 |
29121 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 221 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fronds used in the game, pile pile. The game, pile pile, was played frequently in Neah Bay earlier this century and went as follows: one would take a deep breath and pluck the pinnae one by one saying 'pile' for each, all in one breath. The winner was the one who reached the top (apex) of the frond, pulled the most pinnae off, before running out of breath. In Neah Bay anyone could play this game, but among the Nitinaht, where adults also play pile pile, the game was a family privilege exercised at big potlatches. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 221 |
29128 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 221 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fronds used in the game, pile pile. The game, pile pile, was played frequently in Neah Bay earlier this century and went as follows: one would take a deep breath and pluck the pinnae one by one saying 'pile' for each, all in one breath. The winner was the one who reached the top (apex) of the frond, pulled the most pinnae off, before running out of breath. In Neah Bay anyone could play this game, but among the Nitinaht, where adults also play pile pile, the game was a family privilege exercised at big potlatches. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 221 |
2279 | Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. 161 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 377 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used as toys. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
10399 | Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. 1031 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 377 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Patterns bitten into leaves for entertainment. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
28095 | Pinus resinosa Soland. 2973 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used for toys. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
37179 | Sarracenia purpurea L. 3588 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used for toys. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
37482 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used for toys. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
44540 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Ribboned husks made into small, square pads and used by young people in games. Small plumes were attached to the small, square pads upright, in the center, forming the shuttlecocks for use in the game of battledore and shuttlecock. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
576 | Acer nigrum Michx. f. 30 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 234 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
595 | Acer pensylvanicum L. 31 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 234 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
658 | Acer saccharinum L. 34 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 234 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
723 | Acer spicatum Lam. 37 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 234 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
14362 | Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh 1561 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 121 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Corms used as wagers in gambling. Some of the women used to climb up the valley sides to dig sacks of corms which they used as wagers in gambling. The winners would stagger down the hillside with several sacks of corms, while others, who had worked just as hard, would return home empty handed, having lost in the gambling. | 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 |
17275 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 141 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Easily braided grass used in play by children. | 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 141 |
22555 | Melilotus indicus (L.) All. 2434 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 131 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used in target shooting games. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 131 |
30159 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Sticks used in gambling games. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
30160 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 93 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood made into balls and used in racing games. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
3511 | Angelica genuflexa Nutt. 262 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 211 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Hollow stems used to make whistles. | 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 211 |
14787 | Fomes sp. 1621 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant thrown into the stream and used as a target by young boys for spear practice. | 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 135 |
14788 | Fomes sp. 1621 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used as a ball in a women's and children's game. | 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 135 |
14797 | Fomitopsis sp. 1624 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant thrown into the stream and used as a target by young boys for spear practice. | 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 135 |
14798 | Fomitopsis sp. 1624 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used as a ball in a women's and children's game. | 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 135 |
15401 | Fucus gardneri Silva 1672 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 44 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Bladders squeezed and popped by children for entertainment. | 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 44 |
15546 | Ganoderma sp. 1695 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant thrown into the stream and used as a target by young boys for spear practice. | 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 135 |
15547 | Ganoderma sp. 1695 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used as a ball in a women's and children's game. | 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 135 |
16828 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 214 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to play a game by throwing the plant into a pot. | 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 214 |
16829 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 214 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used to make whistles. | 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 214 |
21616 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 320 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Spadices on sticks thrown by children in distance contests. | 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 320 |
29061 | Polyporus sp. 3083 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant thrown into the stream and used as a target by young boys for spear practice. | 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 135 |
29062 | Polyporus sp. 3083 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used as a ball in a women's and children's game. | 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 135 |
36051 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 288 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Whips used to lash opponents in the 'hoop and pole game.' In the Haisla 'hoop and pole game,' players attempted to spear a rolling hoop. If a player succeeded in spearing the hoop, he was lashed by his opponent with a willow whip. If, however, the spearman retrieved his spear, the hoop and the whip, his team would get the next throw of the hoop. | 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 288 |
36084 | Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. 3550 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 288 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Whips used to lash opponents in the 'hoop and pole game.' | 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 288 |
41060 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 71 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Boughs used to make play houses. | 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 71 |
2955 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
3021 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
3022 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
3026 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
3062 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
3304 | Andropogon gerardii Vitman 240 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 68 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stiff, jointed stems used by little boys to make arrows for toy bows. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 68 |
3306 | Andropogon gerardii Vitman 240 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 68 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stiff, jointed stems used by little boys to make arrows for toy bows. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 68 |
4852 | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 367 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 69 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Seeds used in gourd shells to make rattles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69 |
5518 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
5550 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
5556 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
5561 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
5569 | Artemisia sp. 404 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
6320 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 109 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6322 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 109 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6324 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 109 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6330 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 109 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature stalk fiber chewed and used for popgun wadding by little boys. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 109 |
6476 | Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis 467 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 91 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stalks with pods used by small boys as rattles in games in which they imitated tribal dances. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
6478 | Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis 467 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 91 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stalks with pods used by small boys as rattles in games in which they imitated tribal dances. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
7200 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Papery bark chewed to a pulp and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
7265 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Papery bark chewed to a pulp and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
7266 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Papery bark chewed to a pulp and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
7267 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Papery bark chewed to a pulp and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
7314 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Papery bark chewed to a pulp and used for popgun wads. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
11513 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Oglala 172 | g19 17 | 99 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used as a headdress by little boys while playing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
12414 | Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. 1276 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 89 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature plant, with the seed-filled pods, used as rattles by little boys. The little boys used the rattles as they mimicked some of the native dances in play. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89 |
12417 | Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. 1276 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 89 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature plant, with seed-filled pods, used as rattles by little boys, to mimic native dances. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89 |
12418 | Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern. 1276 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 89 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Mature plant, with seed-filled pods, used as rattles by little boys, to mimic native dances. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89 |
13501 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to make whistles. The elders warned children not to use the stems as whistles as they might cause the appearance of snakes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
16389 | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch 1791 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 89 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Seeds used as counters or tally checks in gambling. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89 |
24676 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 104 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used by small boys in playing games. The 'cactus game' was played on the prairie where the cactus abounded. One boy was chosen to be 'it' and he would take a stick, place a cactus plant upon it and hold it up it the air. The other boys would attempt to shoot at it with their bows and arrows and the target holder would run after the boy who hit the target and strike him with the spiny cactus making him 'it'. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 104 |
29405 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Green, unopened fruits used by children as beads and ear pendants in play. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29406 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by children to make toy tipis. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29407 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by little girls to make toy moccasins. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29420 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Green, unopened fruits used by children as beads and ear pendants in play. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29421 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by children to make toy tipis. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29422 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by little girls to make toy moccasins. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29427 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Green, unopened fruits used by children as beads and ear pendants in play. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29428 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by children to make toy tipis. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29429 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by little girls to make toy moccasins. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29433 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Green, unopened fruits used by children as beads and ear pendants in play. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29434 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by children to make toy tipis. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
29435 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves used by little girls to make toy moccasins. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
32283 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young growths used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
32296 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young growths used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
32298 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young growths used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
32300 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young growths used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
32302 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. 3273 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 116 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young growths from this or another plant used to make popgun pistons. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
33640 | Ribes missouriense Nutt. 3382 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 84 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Unripe, acidulous berries used in children's games. The children were divided into two teams and each child was given a portion of the unripe berries which were to be eaten without making a grimace. The team less successful in completing the task had to forfeit to the winners and execute some performances for their amusement such as hopping backwards on one foot. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 84 |
36669 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 115 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Larger stems used by small boys to make popguns. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 115 |
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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) );