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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▲ |
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35700 | Salix bonplandiana Kunth 3521 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 61 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Split stems used to make clappers and whistles. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61 |
35805 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 61 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Split stems used to make clappers and whistles. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61 |
31950 | Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. 3255 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
31977 | Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. 3256 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32012 | Quercus dumosa Nutt. 3257 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32153 | Quercus garryana var. semota Jepson 3266 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32199 | Quercus kelloggii Newberry 3270 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32252 | Quercus lobata N‚e 3272 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32606 | Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens Engelm. 3296 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Acorn cupule used to make a top for children. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
26592 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 49 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Small stem sections used in the dice game and ring and pin game. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49 |
22892 | Mentzelia involucrata S. Wats. 2451 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 41 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves thrown by children at one another because they stick and were hard to remove. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41 |
29553 | Populus sp. 3105 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 71 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Roots carved into kachina dolls for children and tourists. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
7706 | Calochortus aureus S. Wats. 669 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 70 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Boys holding handfuls of this plant and larkspur above their heads chased by girls on occasions. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70 |
12310 | Delphinium scaposum Greene 1257 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 70 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Boys holding handfuls of this and mariposa lily above their heads chased by girls on occasions. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70 |
19430 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Keresan 108 | w45 90 | 561 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make rattles. | 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 561 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41422 | Typha sp. 4050 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 18 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make the hoop for a game. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 18 |
35975 | Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr. 3539 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 22 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Branches used to make hobby horses for children. | 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 |
16970 | Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata 1856 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 17 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Sharp pointed fruits with long awns used as play arrows by adults and children. | 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 17 |
27670 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make tops for spinning and sticks used in the moccasin game. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 12 |
32624 | Quincula lobata (Torr.) Raf. 3297 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 50 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Bladdery envelope blown up by children and busted on the forehead. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
32625 | Quincula lobata (Torr.) Raf. 3297 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 50 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Bladdery envelope blown up by children and busted on the forehead. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
12006 | Dalea enneandra Nutt. 1219 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 33 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used for games. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
12005 | Dalea enneandra Nutt. 1219 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 32 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used for games. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32 |
38233 | Smilax rotundifolia L. 3713 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 18 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used in an old hide and seek game. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
38594 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. 3766 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 16 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems and leaves used by children to make grass whistles. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16 |
38595 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. 3766 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 16 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems and leaves used by children to make grass whistles. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16 |
38403 | Solidago canadensis L. 3734 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 84 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Clustered flower heads used by children as play whips. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 84 |
454 | Acer glabrum Torr. 23 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 59 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make a child's first bow. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
16971 | Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata 1856 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 57 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Seeds thrown like darts by playing children. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 57 |
20080 | Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. L”ve 2160 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 55 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems straightened, notched, fixed with wooden tips into arrows and used in games. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55 |
19015 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 19 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Tough wood made into a spoked wheel and used in a throwing game. The wheel was rolled along a trough and contestants threw spear-like sticks at it, trying to stop it by having their stick enter the center of the wheel, thus making it fall over. Lesser points were made by getting the stick part way through the spokes, each of which gave a different value according to its color. The winner had to get twenty points. This game was played by men and was often accompanied by betting. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 19 |
17344 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make gambling game sticks. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 126 |
13984 | Eriogonum compositum Dougl. ex Benth. 1500 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 112 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 112 |
14022 | Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. 1510 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 112 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 112 |
14089 | Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. 1519 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 112 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to play a game. Children played a game with the stems of these plants. They broke off the main stem, leaving one side branch attached to make a 'hook.' Each child took one of these. They hooked them together and pulled. The first one to break his or her stick lost the game. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 112 |
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 |
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 |
3512 | Angelica genuflexa Nutt. 262 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 91 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leafstalks used in children's games. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91 |
16876 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 91 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Swollen leaf sheaths and small, unexpanded leaves used in children's games. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91 |
29127 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 62 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fronds used in games. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
29804 | Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht 3118 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 54 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Tough, rubbery holdfasts carved into 'beach hockey' balls. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 54 |
19985 | Lessoniopsis littoralis (Farlow & Setchell) Reinke 2152 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 51 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Flattish, hardened stipes used for 'beach hockey.' | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 51 |
35001 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 124 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used to make children's practice bows. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 124 |
17336 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 117 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make practice bows for children. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 117 |
22963 | Menziesia ferruginea Sm. 2463 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 107 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Forked branches used by children to make sling shots. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107 |
39068 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 102 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Berries rubbed on the face during a game called 'lehal.' | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
36895 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 100 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make children's whistles and 'pea shooters.' | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100 |
8501 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 210 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Flowers used in young girls' games. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
8542 | Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schlecht.) Malte 799 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 210 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Flowers used in young girls' games. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
26770 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 73 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used for making children's bows. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73 |
2864 | Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene 200 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 62 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Children played with stems that exuded a blood-colored juice; looked like they had been injured. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
39346 | Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers 3894 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 62 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Hollow stems made into whistles. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
488 | Acer macrophyllum Pursh 26 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 60 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | White wood used to make rattles. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60 |
26654 | Phyllospadix torreyi S. Wats. 2911 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 58 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Dried, curly leaves used by children to make wigs. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 58 |
38961 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 55 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Children play with the berries. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55 |
21753 | Macrocystis integrifolia Bory 2357 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 24 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Children threw dried, little floats from blade base onto fire to make them explode; firecrackers. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 24 |
36802 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 261 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems hollowed and used as blowguns by children. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 261 |
4227 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 82 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Young branches used to make gambling sticks. | 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 82 |
36832 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 80 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems hollowed out and used as blowguns by children. | 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 80 |
39549 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 72 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Wood used to make gambling disks. | 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 72 |
19428 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 51 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Gourds made into rattles. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
11609 | Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1161 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 40 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Ripe gourds used as children's rattles. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40 |
5940 | Arundinaria sp. 419 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 29 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Four pieces of hollow cane used as implements in the winter game of bish-i. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
35547 | Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes 3503 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 506 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make ballsticks. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 506 |
36769 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 505 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make toy blowguns. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 505 |
37758 | Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small 3655 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 504 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make dolls. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 504 |
35752 | Salix caroliniana Michx. 3523 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 492 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make ballsticks. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 492 |
27711 | Pinus elliottii Engelm. 2960 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 480 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make ball poles. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480 |
32335 | Quercus phellos L. 3281 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 471 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make ballsticks. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
39431 | Taxodium ascendens Brongn. 3899 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 471 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Plant used to make ball poles, spoon ballsticks and dolls. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
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 |
36730 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 268 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Branch joints used as water squirt guns for playing or pop guns for shooting pith corks. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 268 |
36722 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 74 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems, after punching out the pith, used by children to make pop guns. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74 |
8523 | Castilleja parviflora Bong. 794 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Flowers used by children as pretend woodpecker scalps, a form of money or wealth. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
43303 | Viola sempervirens Greene 4164 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 386 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Flowers used by children during play. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386 |
16998 | Heteromeles arbutifolia var. arbutifolia 1861 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 385 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves thrown into the fire by children to hear them crack like firecrackers. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
17314 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 384 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Shoots used to make 'Indian cards.' A set of little sticks was prepared by scraping ten inch lengths of shoot clean of bark. All the sticks were straight and one was marked with a black mark. The dealer took the set of sticks in his hands, shuffled the sticks, sang and held his hands behind his back. He tried to prevent his opponents from guessing where the black marked stick was. If the dealer kept the other side from guessing where the ace was for ten times, he won. This was a gambling game. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384 |
10176 | Claytonia sibirica var. sibirica 1008 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fresh flowers used by children to play a game. Each of the two players held a stem in his hand and tried to hook his flower around his opponent's flower. When the flowers were engaged, the players pulled and the one whose flower head came off lost. It was done over and over and a score was kept. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
14091 | Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. 1520 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
14099 | Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats. 1521 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
41631 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 383 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves thrown into the fire by children to hear them crack like firecrackers. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
16449 | Hastingsia alba (Dur.) S. Wats. 1801 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Leaves put over the teeth to make a snapping sound for amusement. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
29106 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 378 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Fronds used in a game played by adults of both sexes to see who had the longest wind. Beginning at the bottom of the frond, the player touched each leaflet, first on one side of the stem and then the other and said 'tiip' each time he touched a leaflet. Whoever went the farthest up the frond won. There was no gambling on this game. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
36114 | Salix sp. 3551 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 166 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used to make baskets and whistles. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 166 |
17395 | Hordeum jubatum L. 1908 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 106 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Used by children to place in the sleeves of playmates as a joke. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 106 |
2984 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 56 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Stems made into hoops with leather covers to use in a game. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 56 |
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