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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44371 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 319 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Husks turned back and used to suspend corn ears from the ceiling. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 319 |
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 |
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 |
44120 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 76 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves used as strings to tie chili peppers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
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 |
43906 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaf juice mixed with pottery paste. | 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 21 |
43754 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 213 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaves used to tie or repair holes in sacking. | 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 |
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 |
42323 | Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. 4085 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 286 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Twigs used to fasten skunk cabbage leaves onto berry baskets. | 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 286 |
41779 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 294 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Fiber used to make cordage, bindings and nets. | 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 294 |
41347 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used for wefts and binding tule items. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
41346 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used as ties for sandals. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
41163 | Typha domingensis Pers. 4048 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used for wefts and binding tule items. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
41162 | Typha domingensis Pers. 4048 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used as ties for sandals. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
40978 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 180 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood made into rings and used to fasten oolichan nets to the piles. | 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 180 |
40340 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 136 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bast strips used for tying the poles of the framework of houses. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
39999 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 162 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Withes used with pitch to fasten arrow heads to the shafts. | 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 162 |
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 |
38623 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 71 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Root sap rubbed on the skin and used as glue for feathers and cotton during dances. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71 |
37457 | Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye 3606 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used for wefts and binding tule items. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
37456 | Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye 3606 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used as ties for sandals. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
37411 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used for wefts and binding tule items. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
37410 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 81 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Used as ties for sandals. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 81 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
36219 | Salix sp. 3551 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 67 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make pins and pegs for tipis. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 67 |
36134 | Salix sp. 3551 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 32 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make tipi pegs and pins. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |
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 |
36070 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark twisted into cord and used to tie things together. | 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 136 |
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 |
35903 | Salix interior Rowlee 3534 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 58 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to tie or fasten many things. Bark was used to tie the fish roasting sticks, rock fish net weights, birch bark moose calls, and snowshoe frames, which were tied together before they were bent, as well as bundles to be carried by hand. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
35827 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark twisted into cord and used to tie things together. | 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 136 |
35809 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 33 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Peeled bark used for tying together sweatlodge poles. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
35769 | Salix discolor Muhl. 3525 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 58 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to tie or fasten many things. Bark was used to tie the fish roasting sticks, rock fish net weights, birch bark moose calls, and snowshoe frames, which were tied together before they were bent, as well as bundles to be carried by hand. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
35682 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark twisted into cord and used to tie things together. | 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 136 |
35665 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 58 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to tie or fasten many things. Bark was used to tie the fish roasting sticks, rock fish net weights, birch bark moose calls, and snowshoe frames, which were tied together before they were bent, as well as bundles to be carried by hand. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
33822 | Robinia pseudoacacia L. 3406 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make pegs for log cabins. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
33801 | Robinia hispida L. 3404 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make pegs for log cabins. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
32605 | Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens Engelm. 3296 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32321 | Quercus palustris Muenchh. 3279 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 47 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make pins or small pegs. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
32251 | Quercus lobata N‚e 3272 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32198 | Quercus kelloggii Newberry 3270 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32152 | Quercus garryana var. semota Jepson 3266 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
32011 | Quercus dumosa Nutt. 3257 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
31974 | Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. 3256 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
31949 | Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. 3255 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 56 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Acorn meal used to mend cracks in clay pots. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56 |
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 |
31153 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 179 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used for bindings. | 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 179 |
30897 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 384 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used to fasten foreshafts to the end of arrows. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384 |
30777 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 42 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make tipi stakes and pins. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 42 |
30776 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 42 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Sap mixed with the neck portion of certain animals and used to make a glue. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 42 |
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 |
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 |
30382 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 120 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Smooth, tough bark used for binding and wrapping joints of fishing and hunting implements. | 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 120 |
30345 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 73 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bark used to wrap the joints of implements such as harpoons, where the head is fixed to the shaft. First some pitch was smeared over the joint, then the cherry bark was wrapped around and bound tightly with twine or sinew. Finally more pitch was plastered over to make the joint completely watertight. Cherry bark is both strong and flexible and is decorative as well. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73 |
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 |
30023 | Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston 3155 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 107 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used to secure foreshafts to arrows and baskets to mortars. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 107 |
30022 | Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston 3155 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 107 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used as an adhesive for arrows. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 107 |
29972 | Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 3154 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 176 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used to attach arrow points to shafts. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 176 |
29323 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 116 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Buds used as a binding agent to glue duck feathers to red cedar hoops used for festive applications. | 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 116 |
29318 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 134 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Bud scale resin used to glue arrowhead onto shafts and in making spears, fish hooks and canoes. | 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 134 |
29294 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Karok 105 | m66 109 | 209 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Leaf buds, in spring, used as glue to stick feathers to arrows. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 209 |
28578 | Platanus occidentalis L. 3017 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood used to make buttons. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
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 |
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 |
28089 | Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ex Sudworth 2972 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 102 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as an adhesive for mending pottery and baskets and attaching arrowpoints to shafts. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102 |
28026 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 40 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as glue in arrow making and other manufactures. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40 |
28014 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 29 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used to cement feathers onto arrow shafts. | 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 29 |
27996 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 50 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as glue. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50 |
27973 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 307 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used for the adhesive qualities. | 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 |
27943 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 50 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as glue. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50 |
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 |
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 |
27823 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used in making turquoise mosaics. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 |
27799 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 102 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as an adhesive for mending pottery and baskets and attaching arrowpoints to shafts. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102 |
27756 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 378 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as an adhesive. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
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 |
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 |
27634 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 162 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Resin used to cement turquoise in jewelry. | 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 162 |
27586 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 35 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used to glue arrows and cradleboards. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 35 |
27585 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 35 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch spread on the palms of the hand to make gripping rope easier. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 35 |
27572 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 63 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Gum used in making turquoise mosaics. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 63 |
27571 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | 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 |
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 |
27425 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 44 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used on joints of implements, arrows and harpoons, before bound with twine. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
27395 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 116 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Sticks notched to act as fasteners on designated food storage bags. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
27394 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 116 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Resin boiled with buffalo phallus and used as a glue for headdresses and bows. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
27238 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 71 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Roots used for binding gaff implement joints. | 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 71 |
27231 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 234 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Pitch used as glue to repair items such as harpoons. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 234 |
27219 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 269 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Roots burned, dried, split and used as strings to tie nets, hooks and harpoons together. | 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 269 |
27193 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 41 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Rendered pitch used as a glue for arrows and harpoons before they were tied. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41 |
27180 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 175 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Branches and roots made into pegs, dipped in pitch and used as nails to hold together bent boxes. | 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 175 |
27104 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 50 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Roots skinned and used to lash birchbark baskets. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50 |
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 |
26959 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 50 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Roots skinned and used to lash birchbark baskets. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50 |
26912 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 48 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Wood pegs used to fasten the tabs on the bottom & top pieces to the basket body during construction. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48 |
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 |
24763 | Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 2667 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 65 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Juice used to adhere buckskin cuttings and trimmings to the buckskin war shirt. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 65 |
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