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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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27367 | Pinus attenuata Lemmon 2951 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Nuts used as beads and ornaments for dresses. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
28116 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 378 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Nuts used as beads to decorate dance dresses. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
31274 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Soot from burned pitch rubbed into the punctures made in tattooing a girl's chin. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
42576 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner white stem torn into ribbons and braided into the girls' hair for ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
43720 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as dress ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
117 | Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. 3 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for decoration at dances and in the house. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
10194 | Clematis bigelovii Torr. 1014 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 37 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
19725 | Lathyrus polymorphus ssp. polymorphus var. polymorphus 2114 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 51 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
21569 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 53 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for decorations in ceremonial dances. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |
25832 | Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck 2802 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 58 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets and decorations in dances. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
6182 | Asclepias sp. 441 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 47 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried pods gathered for decorative purposes. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
7421 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. 606 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
7426 | Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula 607 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
7427 | Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula 607 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
7681 | Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray 666 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers, because of their beauty, have an esthetic appeal. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
7682 | Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray 666 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers, because of their beauty, have an esthetic appeal. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
15440 | Gaillardia pulchella Foug. 1677 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 60 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for ornaments in the homes. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60 |
24335 | Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2628 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Yellow flowers picked and brought into the house. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
24336 | Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2628 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Yellow flowers picked and brought into the house. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
38625 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
38626 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
7644 | Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. 660 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 29 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant top, instead of a feather, worn on the head as a war charm. | 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 29 |
38258 | Solanum douglasii Dunal 3718 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 229 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Berry juice used for tattooing. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
1585 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Maidu 132 | sk58 162 | 71 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stalks used as decorative overlay twine in the manufacture of baskets. | Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
8873 | Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins 838 | Maidu 132 | sk58 162 | 71 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Unpeeled withes used as decorative coil thread in the manufacture of baskets. | Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
31525 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Maidu 132 | sk58 162 | 71 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Roots used as decorative coil thread and decorative overlay twine in the manufacture of baskets. | Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
7462 | Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & Gray 615 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 257 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used in bouquets. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 257 |
4204 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 374 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaves and scarlet berries used for decorative purposes. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 374 |
9726 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 319 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Green leaves formerly pricked into the skin to form tattoo marks. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 319 |
12638 | Dodecatheon hendersonii Gray 1320 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 378 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used by women as ornaments for dances. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 378 |
28126 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 307 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pitch burned and the resulting soot used for tattooing. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307 |
40455 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 364 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Black juice used to apply temporary tattoo marks onto the skin. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364 |
5402 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 349 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Burned wood soot used for tattooing. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 349 |
10225 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 10 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Grown as an ornamental vine for houses and verandas. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 10 |
17947 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata (Gray) V.& A. Grant 1997 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 160 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Cultivated as an ornamental flower. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 160 |
18682 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make bows for the canopy of the baby's cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
33204 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Twigs painted white and used to decorate masks for the Fringe Mouths in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
23432 | Monroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr. 2522 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 16 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pollen mixed with corn pollen and mineral pigments and painted on masks of the God Impersonators. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16 |
24289 | Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. 2616 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 33 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Mixed with corn meal and placed on Nightway sandpainting figures. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 33 |
40129 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 67 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used for mask adornments. | 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 67 |
30384 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to decorate bows, 'tomahawk' handles and pipe stems. | 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 127 |
30385 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to imbricate split cedar root baskets. | 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 127 |
30386 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Root bark used to imbricate cedar root baskets. | 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 127 |
37522 | Scirpus microcarpus J.& K. Presl 3611 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 37 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make fringe for buckskin dresses. | 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 37 |
26608 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Extensively used to make fringe for dresses. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
564 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 336 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant made into charcoal and used for tribal tattooing of girls. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 336 |
9132 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 61 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood carved into totem poles and masks. | 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 61 |
40180 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 63 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner bark used to make masks. | 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 63 |
40181 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 63 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used for carving. | 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 63 |
5731 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 119 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Blossoms and leaves used as personal decorations in a spring dance. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 119 |
25599 | Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. 2765 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 88 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for grave decorations. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 88 |
29132 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 36 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used to decorate graves. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 36 |
18340 | Juncus balticus Willd. 2038 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Basal portions of stems used as light yellow-brown decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
29895 | Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung 3143 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as black decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
37458 | Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye 3606 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Roots used as dark brown or black decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
19678 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 51 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Charcoal used in tattooing as a permanent greenish blue color. | Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 51 |
14828 | Fouquieria splendens Engelm. 1630 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 89 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plants grown around gardens for decorations. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 89 |
41126 | Typha angustifolia L. 4047 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 64 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dry, yellow pollen used to decorate the face, chest and back. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64 |
32856 | Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don 3339 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for dance wreaths. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
32867 | Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray 3341 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for dance wreaths. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
10916 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Charcoal used for tattooing. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
9307 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 64 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used in bouquets with roses. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64 |
15383 | Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. 1669 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 54 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used to make a bouquet. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 54 |
16272 | Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray 1785 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 323 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as paho (prayer stick) decorations. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 323 |
18745 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seeds strung for beads. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
28625 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 325 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make plaques. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
29460 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to make many artifacts. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
8497 | Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 788 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 54 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Red flowers painted on pottery and carved in wood as decorations. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54 |
7310 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 189 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used for decorations. | 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 189 |
8518 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 284 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Broken plant parts used in the house for decoration or for medicine. | 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 284 |
8540 | Castilleja sp. 797 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 284 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Broken plant parts used in the house for decoration or for medicine. | 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 284 |
13001 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 207 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seeds, sometimes painted gold, used to decorate Christmas cards. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 207 |
20627 | Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. 2219 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 192 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Hard, white, shiny seeds formerly used to make beads. | 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 192 |
21498 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 87 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as a Christmas decoration. One informant used it as a Christmas decoration, but was told not to use it by her chief, as it was considered to bring bad luck. He said, 'that's for the devil.' | 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 87 |
24895 | Ornithogalum umbellatum L. 2678 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used only ornamentally. | 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 127 |
25910 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as a yellow-flowered garden shrub frequented by hummingbirds. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 286 |
26632 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Extensively used to make fringe for dresses. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
26633 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 142 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Whitish culms valued for the use in decoration of coiled split cedar root baskets. The culms were harvested while still green and soft, warmed over the coals of a fire and broken at the nodes. They were then split open, flattened and used together with dyed and undyed bitter cherry bark to create patterns on coiled cedar root baskets. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 142 |
30425 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to bind bows considered a decorative contrast to the wood of the bows. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
37428 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 115 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stems woven or sewn with Indian hemp twine to make Indian doctor headdresses. | 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 115 |
41402 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 144 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaves used to make headdresses for Indian doctors. | 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 144 |
535 | Acer macrophyllum Pursh 26 | Tlingit 265 | g73 25 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to make wood carvings. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
18567 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried berries used to decorate dresses. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
537 | Acer macrophyllum Pursh 26 | Tsimshian 267 | g73 25 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to make wood carvings. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
40285 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 315 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve totem poles. | 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 |
18569 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried berries used to decorate dresses. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
5310 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 87 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Sprigs and corn ears attached to decorated tablets and carried by female dancers in a drama. The sprigs and corn ears were carried by female dancers in the drama of The Coming of the Corn Maidens. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 87 |
10349 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 82 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Whole plant except for the root used in pottery decorations. The whole plant except for the root was boiled for a considerable amount of time and the water was allowed to evaporate. The firm paste secured from precipitation was used in conjunction with a black mineral paint for decorating pottery. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 82 |
44539 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | 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 |
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