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134 rows where use_subcategory = 57 sorted by tribe
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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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13097 | Encelia farinosa Gray ex Torr. 1395 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 71 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | 'Gum' used to fasten arrow points to the slit ends of arrow twigs. | 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 71 |
30115 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 68 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | 'Gum' used to fasten handles to gourds. | 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 68 |
44161 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 51 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Fiber used to tie saguaro needles together. | 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 |
44162 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 51 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used to bind women's hair over their foreheads while racing. | 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 |
28141 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Pomo 200 | c02 89 | 307 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch exudations used to fasten feathers on arrows. | 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 |
43390 | Vitis californica Benth. 4172 | Pomo 200 | b08 179 | 139 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Sap wood used as a binding material for brush fences, rafters, stringers and posts of earth lodges. | Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 139 |
13537 | Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde 1431 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 58 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Plant used as binding to fasten feathers onto the coat of a wale-pu. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 58 |
16260 | Grindelia stricta var. stricta 1782 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 55 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Sticky sap used like glue. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 55 |
27928 | Pinus muricata D. Don 2967 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 92 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used like glue. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92 |
31186 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 49 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used like glue. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 49 |
30395 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 37 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to tie the prongs of fish spears. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 37 |
27455 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 70 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used to fasten arrowheads onto shafts. | 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 70 |
27914 | Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don 2966 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used to fasten arrowheads onto shafts. | 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 |
39547 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 72 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pegs dipped in boiling pitch and driven into holes in the corners of a box to seal it. | 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 |
14760 | Ficus aurea Nutt. 1616 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 481 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Plant used to make house lashings and cane mill lashings. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 481 |
14761 | Ficus aurea Nutt. 1616 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 95 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Root bark twisted and used to bind together the pole frame of the medical training school house. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 95 |
27708 | Pinus elliottii Engelm. 2960 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 480 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Plant used to make arrow point glue. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480 |
15332 | Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville 1663 | Shoshoni 232 | m66 109 | 447 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to bind bundles of fine brush for acorn caches. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 447 |
36074 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 68 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Tough, bark strips poked through the roots of dog tooth violet, to hang them for drying. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68 |
44049 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 28 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves tied to make a fastening loop for sandals. | 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 28 |
27032 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Warmed pitch used as glue to patch birchbark canoes and to attach feathers to arrows. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
36303 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Stems used to fasten spruce poles into a fence for capturing caribou. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
27684 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 347 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used in making turquoise mosaics. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 |
3775 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Fiber used as thread or twine for binding or tying. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
6256 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Inner bark used for binding or tying. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
24665 | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. 2659 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 194 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Mucilaginous material from cut stems used for glue by some people, but not considered very good. | 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 194 |
24784 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 194 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Mucilaginous material from cut stems used for glue by some people, but not considered very good. | 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 194 |
30426 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to bind bows in the middle and ends for strength. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
35916 | Salix interior Rowlee 3534 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Slender and tough stems used as withes. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
36332 | Salix sp. 3551 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 279 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Branches with the bark and leaves twisted and used for tying and binding in construction. The branches were used for tying and binding, especially in constructing the underground winter pit houses and in making fish traps, weirs and rafts. | 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 279 |
36333 | Salix sp. 3551 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 279 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Long shoots made into ropes and used for lashing together fish drying racks and fish weir stakes. | 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 279 |
36334 | Salix sp. 3551 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 279 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Softened stems twisted to make rope and used to lash together fish drying racks. | 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 279 |
17944 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Ute 272 | m90 111 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Whole plant boiled for glue. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56 |
28158 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Yuki 287 | c02 89 | 307 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Formerly used like a glue to hold feathers on the body in times of war. | 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 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );