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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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2748 | Amaranthus cruentus L. 188 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 87 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Feathery part of plant ground into a fine meal and used to color ceremonial bread red. The bread was carried by personators of anthropic gods and thrown by them to the populace between the dances. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 87 |
6275 | Asclepias subverticillata (Gray) Vail 445 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Coma made into cords and used for fastening plumes to the prayer sticks. The sticks were used as offerings and were planted in the fields and in sacred springs. An excavation was made in the bed of the spring in which the offerings were deposited with a stone attached and covered with soil from the bottom. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
6654 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
10348 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 96 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant paste used with black mineral paint to color sticks of plume offerings to anthropic gods. The plant was boiled for a long time and the concoction allowed to evaporate. The precipitated paste was then used with black mineral paint to color sticks of plume offerings to anthropic gods. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 96 |
11745 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Gourds worn in phallic dances symbolizing fructification or made into ceremonial rattles. The gourd rattles were used in ceremonies for both anthropic and zooic worship. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
12243 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Powdered root used by rain priests in a number of ways to ensure fruitful rains. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
12244 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Root pieces chewed by a robbery victim in order to find out the thief's identity. The root was given to the victim by a rain priest. The victim was told to chew the root and that the medicine would induce dreams of the thief. The rain priest would ask the victim to tell him everything he remembered in his dream so that he could identify the thief and recover the stolen property. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
12245 | Datura wrightii Regel 1244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 93 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used as a favorite firewood, but more importantly in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 93 |
14065 | Eriogonum jamesii Benth. 1514 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 91 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Ground blossom powder given to ceremonial dancers impersonating anthropic gods to bring rain. The blossom powder was given to the dancers after they were dressed for the ceremony. The dance director placed it in the mouth of each dancer so that the dance would bring rain. Each dancer ejected the medicine from his mouth over his body and apparel. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 91 |
14321 | Erysimum sp. 1557 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 92 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used ceremonially to insure the coming of rain so that the corn and all vegetation would grow. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 92 |
16132 | Gossypium hirsutum L. 1766 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 77 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Cotton used to make ceremonial garments. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 77 |
16133 | Gossypium hirsutum L. 1766 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 92 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Fuzz used alone or made into cords and used ceremonially in a number of ways. The cotton cords were tied loosely around the wrists and ankles of the newborn child while supplications were offered that the rain makers would provide enough rain to insure proliferative crops so that the child would have full nourishment its whole life. Cotton down was used to cover the heads of rain priests after their deaths symbolizing their duties in this world and also their obligations in the undermost world. Crowns and certain masks were also covered with raw cotton to indicate that the gods represented were rain makers or were specially associated with the rain makers. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 92 |
16638 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 93 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Blossoms used ceremonially for anthropic worship. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 93 |
21894 | Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde 2372 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Crushed berries used as purple coloring for the skin and for objects employed in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
23543 | Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc. 2543 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 91 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Grass attached to sticks of plume offerings to anthropic gods. This grass was used only by Galaxy and Shu'maakwe fraternities. The sticks designated the god to whom the offerings were made and the plumes of the eagle and of other birds conveyed the breath prayers to the gods. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 91 |
23816 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 95 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves smoked ceremonially. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95 |
24269 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 87 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Chewed blossoms rubbed on the bodies of young girls so that they could dance well and ensure rain. The blossoms were given by the High Priest and the Sun Priest of the Corn Maidens. The girls chewed the blossoms, ejected the mass into their hands and rubbed it on the neck, breast, arms and hands ensuring that they would dance well so that it would rain and the corn would grow. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 87 |
24708 | Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata 2662 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 95 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used ceremonially. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95 |
25629 | Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray 2767 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 83 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Chewed blossoms used as perfume before a dance in ceremonies of the secret fraternities. The blossoms were chewed by both sexes, especially by women, ejected into the hands and rubbed on the neck, limbs and clothing as perfume. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 83 |
25836 | Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck 2802 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 95 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Chewed root rubbed over the rabbit stick to insure success in the hunt. A rabbit stick which was treated in this manner was sure to kill any rabbit that it was aimed at, provided the thrower had a good heart. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 95 |
28725 | Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma (Torr. & Gray) Iltis 3035 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 96 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Switches, roots and blossoms used ceremonially. When the Cactus fraternity returned to their chamber from the last dance at sunset, they were whipped with switches and then roots and blossoms were chewed and ejected over the bodies of the whipped people. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 96 |
31347 | Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene 3204 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 97 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Blossoms used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring bodies yellow. The blossoms were used by personators of anthropic gods for painting masks and for coloring their limbs and bodies yellow. The flowers were ground into a meal and mixed with yellow ocher and urine. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 97 |
43991 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Narrow leaf bands worn around the head by personators of anthropic gods. The personators of anthropic gods adorned their wrists and ankles with yucca ribbons and the novitiate into the medicine order of a secret fraternity had his or her wrists adorned with them also. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
43992 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used ceremonially for a great variety of purposes. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44533 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Balls of husks covered with woven cotton used ceremonially to insure bountiful crops. The balls of corn husks covered with woven cotton were used with long fringes of white cotton ceremonial sashes symbolizing corn and a desire for bountiful crops. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44534 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Corn ears carried or secretly worn in dances by personators of anthropic gods. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44535 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Corn meal wrapped in husks given to theurgists visiting the sick. The packages were always presented with a prayer and the recipient prayed. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44536 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 73 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Popped corn ground, made into a beverage and used ceremonially. Although this beverage could be consumed at any time, it was used especially by the rain priests and personators of anthropic gods during ceremonies. Another native beverage was also made by the Zuni. Water was poured over sprouted corn, allowed to stand for some days and then used as a beverage. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 73 |
44537 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Ribboned corn husks used as hair decorations in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
44538 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | White corn meal made into a mush and used ceremonially during the death of a rain priest. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
20746 | Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2232 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 37 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Thrown into the fire at ceremonies. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
23622 | Nelumbo lutea Willd. 2570 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 79 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant characterized as having mystic powers. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 79 |
41864 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 77 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Dried stalk fiber made into cloth and used in the Sacred Bundle of the Tent of War. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
24562 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Inner bark chewed during pre-hunting purification rituals. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
5816 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Washo 276 | m90 111 | 51 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for medicine man's costume. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 51 |
24549 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 327 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used by shamans, novices and warriors for power seeking. | 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 327 |
27276 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 317 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Boughs used by shamans, hunters and fishers during preparatory and purification rituals. | 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 317 |
40281 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 315 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood made into horns used for ritual purposes. | 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 315 |
12998 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark made into a headband and worn by the man chosen to sing when newborn twins first cried. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
13498 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 510 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Stem used to hold lice found in girls' hair and thrown in a stream during puberty ceremonies. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 510 |
20083 | Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. L”ve 2160 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 140 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Grass used to line old style graves. | 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 140 |
23995 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 288 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used as an offering in the sweat house. | 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 288 |
31221 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 107 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Boughs used for scrubbing and purification by girls at puberty. | 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 107 |
34024 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Large branches used for sweeping evil influences out of graves before burial. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
39563 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches used by bereaved people to scrub and purify themselves. | 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 111 |
42847 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 287 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used in the sweat lodge. | 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 287 |
44555 | Zigadenus elegans Pursh 4247 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots placed in the eye sockets and mouth of a dead grouse by the father of a girl reaching puberty. The father of a girl reaching puberty had to snare a grouse, cut off its head, remove its eyes and in their places put two small roots of this plant and another in the mouth. Otherwise, the father was not able to snare any more grouse. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
16147 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 102 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make the strings for prayer feathers. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 102 |
16352 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 56 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Sprigs tied on prayer sticks during the December ceremonies. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 56 |
22450 | Martynia sp. 2419 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 57 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Open seed vessels used to make artificial flowers for dancers' headdresses. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 57 |
28068 | Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa 2969 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 41 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves attached to prayer-feathers prepared during December ceremonies. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 41 |
31200 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 42 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches and twigs used in almost all the winter dances. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
44191 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 52 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used to make whips to beat novices during some initiation ceremonies. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
5221 | Artemisia filifolia Torr. 396 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 288 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for ritualistic purposes. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288 |
6649 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 292 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to make pahos (prayer sticks). | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 292 |
8495 | Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 788 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 297 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used ceremonially as the 'Red Flower' associated with the southeast direction. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 297 |
8893 | Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. 840 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 299 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used during mid-winter ceremonial to make prayer sticks. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 299 |
18740 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 40 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches used in a few ceremonies and dances. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 40 |
18741 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches used in the kachina dances. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
18742 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Charcoal of plant, chewed melon seeds and water used to make a ceremonial body paint. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
19354 | Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit 2080 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 317 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used in ceremonials to produce steam. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 317 |
25530 | Parryella filifolia Torr. & Gray ex Gray 2753 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 339 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to weave kachina masks. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 339 |
25818 | Penstemon ambiguus Torr. 2799 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 340 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant, associated with east direction, used in the Po-wa-mu ceremony. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340 |
27682 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 347 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Gum put on hot coals and fumes used to smoke people and their clothes after a funeral. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 |
27683 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 347 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Pollen used for the Snake Ceremonial. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 |
31198 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 42 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Branches used in almost all dances. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
31199 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 42 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Twig used as part of the headdress worn in dances. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
36308 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 48 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Twigs, one for every household in the village, used in December ceremonies. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 48 |
44523 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 78 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Husks twisted and used to make the framework and mounts for feathers in ceremonial ornaments. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 78 |
43772 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 55 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots made into suds and used during marriage ceremonies. As part of the marriage ceremony, the groom's head was washed by his future mother-in-law, while that of the bride was washed by the bridegroom's mother. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 55 |
43957 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 53 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant suspended from a ring carried on the back of a god impersonator. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 53 |
21015 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Songish 247 | tb71 23 | 89 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Seeds burned to fumigate homes and to 'drive away ghosts.' | 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 89 |
40246 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Skagit 241 | g73 25 | 19 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Limbs burned at night and waved through the houses after a death to scare off the ghosts. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
567 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 4 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood made into charcoal and used for ceremonial painting and tattooing. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
15311 | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. 1660 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 20 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used as a part of sacred poles. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
17271 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
17272 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
12300 | Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz ex Walp. 1254 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 65 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Used with roses and scattered by small girls in the Corpus Christi ceremony in the church. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 65 |
36073 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 68 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Inner bark headbands used by pubescent girls and young men, in ritual isolation and training. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68 |
37888 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Shuswap 233 | h49 34 | 12 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Decoction or infusion of berries taken during purification rites. | Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12 |
40243 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Bark made into a headband and worn by pubescent girls and young men in ritual isolation. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
18157 | Jacquinia pungens 2025 | Seri 229 | d44 29 | 136 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Dried nuts used as favorite rattle beads. | Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 136 |
10052 | Cissus verticillata (L.) D.H. Nicols. & Jarvis 976 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 474 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used at the busk ceremonies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 474 |
10432 | Cocos nucifera L. 1040 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 503 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to make dance rattles. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 503 |
26160 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 342 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves burned to keep the soul of the recently deceased from returning home. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 342 |
26161 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 338 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves carried by every member of the burial party and placed on top of the casket. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 338 |
26162 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 161 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Leaves used in funeral ceremonies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 161 |
27707 | Pinus elliottii Engelm. 2960 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 480 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for religious scarification. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480 |
37754 | Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small 3655 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 504 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to make dance fans and rattles. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 504 |
39422 | Taxodium ascendens Brongn. 3899 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 471 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for burial purposes and made into coffin logs. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
39423 | Taxodium ascendens Brongn. 3899 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 471 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used to make hunting dance posts. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
44509 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 473 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Plant used for religious scarification and at busk ceremonies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 473 |
16144 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Santa Clara 227 | rhf16 61 | 102 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Formerly used to weave large ceremonial blankets. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 102 |
22448 | Martynia sp. 2419 | Santa Clara 227 | rhf16 61 | 57 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Open seed vessels used to make artificial flowers for dancers' headdresses. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 57 |
40229 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Wood used to make totems, masks and ceremonial drums. | 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 71 |
42737 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 76 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Roots carried as charms to ward off evil spirits or to kill sea monsters. | 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 76 |
21011 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 89 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Seeds burned to fumigate homes and to 'drive away ghosts.' | 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 89 |
29145 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 69 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Fronds used during initiation dances. | 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 69 |
35079 | Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. 3472 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 88 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Stems used in purification rituals before dancing. | 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 88 |
40216 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 71 | Other 3 | Ceremonial Items 30 | Boughs used to vigorously scrub the body for purity while bathing. | 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 71 |
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