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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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38777 | Sporobolus contractus A.S. Hitchc. 3805 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 81 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Grass bunches fastened together to make mats for covering hatchways and other openings in the house. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 81 |
43982 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | bc41 58 | 47 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Dried leaves split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads. | 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 47 |
43983 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | bc41 58 | 36 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves split and plaited into mats to cover various vessels. | 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 36 |
43984 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 78 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Split leaves plaited into mats for covering hatchways, grain vases and other vessels. The leaves are also used for making pads for supporting water vases upon the head. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
44194 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Zuni 291 | bc41 58 | 47 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Dried leaves split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads. | 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 47 |
44195 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 79 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used for making mats, cincture pads and other articles. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 79 |
7382 | Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. 592 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 20 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used for bedding. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
29153 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used for bedding. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
41419 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 59 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves woven together to make a mat. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
5205 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5308 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5503 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
40292 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 153 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark sheets used for tarpaulins. | 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 153 |
40293 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Wet'suwet'en 278 | g92 166 | 152 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner bark strips used for mat making. | 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 |
40279 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Tsimshian 267 | g92 166 | 153 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark sheets used for tarpaulins. | 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 153 |
40280 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 315 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner bark used to make mats. | 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 |
209 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs used as bedding and temporary floor coverings and changed every two to three days. | 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 97 |
210 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Branches used for bedding. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
311 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs valued as bedding and temporary floor coverings and changed every two to three days. | 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 97 |
5805 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 172 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fibrous bark used in weaving mats. | 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 172 |
6064 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant used as a bedding for infants. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
6065 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plants mixed with sphagnum and used as bedding for infants. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
12996 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 207 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark made into two-ply twine and used for twining mats. The bark was peeled off in as long strips as possible in the spring or fall when it was 'kind of dry' and split with a knife (originally of stone). The grayish outer bark was removed and the inner bark scraped, cleaned and cut into desired widths. At this stage, it could be dried for future use. The long, even strands of fresh or dried inner bark, after it had been soaked, could be spun on the bare leg into a strong, two-ply twine used for many different purposes. | 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 |
12997 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner bark stripped off, shredded and the fiber used to make mats. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
20972 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves finely divided and used as a padding in child carriers. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
20973 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 155 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used as padding, especially in children's cradles, to cause them to sleep a lot. | 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 155 |
26628 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Extensively used to make mats. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
26629 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 142 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Stems twined together to make food drying mats similar to those of tule stems. | 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 |
29346 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 276 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Cottony seed fluff used for stuffing mattresses and pillows. | 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 276 |
30419 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark softened and used to make mats. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
30420 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark split and used to make mats. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
31217 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 107 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs used as floor coverings for lodges and sweathouses. The boughs were generally mixed with juniper and sagebrush branches for the sweat house floor coverings. | 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 |
31218 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 107 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs used in the sweat lodge as a mat for scrubbing the skin. The scrubbing mats prevented them from having body odor and made them feel fresh and clean. | 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 |
34019 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 504 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Twigs put in the beds of widows and widowers during the period of their widowhood. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504 |
36328 | Salix sp. 3551 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 499 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark of dead trees used to make mats and fiber blankets. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
37426 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 115 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Stems woven or sewn with Indian hemp twine to make mats. Food was placed on tule mats in order to dry it. The mats were also used as place mats for eating, as floor covering in lodges, as room partitions in pit houses, as walls for summer lodges and as mattresses and pillows. | 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 |
37552 | Scirpus sp. 3614 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 497 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Grass-like herbs used extensively for table mats. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
40266 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark piled up and used as a bed. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
40267 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner bark and stems used to make mats and blankets. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
40268 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner root softened, split into strips and used to make mats. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
40541 | Tragopogon sp. 3987 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 185 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fluffy pappus of fruits used to make 'cotton' for stuffing pillows. | 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 185 |
41106 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 500 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fragrant branches and leaves used for bedding. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 500 |
41392 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 144 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Downy seed fluff used in quilts and as a substitute for feathers in stuffing pillows and mattresses. The seed fluff was considered to be 'really warm.' | 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 |
41393 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting heads substituted for down and used in stuffing pillows and making beds. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
41394 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 144 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves and stems made into twined mats and used as mattresses and placemats. | 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 |
41395 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves and stems stripped and made into mats. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
41396 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves and stems used to make mats. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
41397 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 496 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Stalks used to make bedding. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
2665 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Branches with leaves used for steambath switches and as a floor covering in the steambath. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
16151 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Blades placed on the floor of sweathouses and camp shelters to sit on. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16152 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Dried plant placed on top of spruce boughs and used as a mattress and dog bedding. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16153 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used for bedding and insulation in foot gear. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16154 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used to weave mats. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
27021 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs used for camp mattresses and dog bedding. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27022 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Boughs used on the floor of camp buildings to sit on. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
31541 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 14 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used for camp bedding. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
41387 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks made into mats and used for kneeling pads in canoes. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
41388 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Squaxin 251 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks used to make mats for hangings, screens, mattresses and coverings. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
24039 | Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. 2590 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used to make matting to cover the dead. | 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 61 |
24048 | Nolina sp. 2592 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 48 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Grass made into mats and used in cradles. | 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 48 |
37421 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 22 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used to make mats. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 22 |
41382 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks made into mats and used for kneeling pads in canoes. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
41383 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks used to make mats for hangings, screens, mattresses and coverings. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
9309 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 41 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Cotton combined with duck feathers and used as blankets. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
295 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Branches used as floor of sweathouse, after swimming to keep feet clean and when butchering a deer. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
296 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Heated branches used to make a warm bed. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
31496 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used for bedding in camp. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
41373 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 55 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Cotton used for pillows and mattresses. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
41374 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 55 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used to make mats for bedding, drying berries and for meal times. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
29997 | Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 3154 | Seri 229 | d44 29 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Root strips made into doughnut shaped head pads used to balance earthen water jars on the heads. | Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 134 |
29146 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 69 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Large, fleshy leaves used to cover floors. | 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 |
37444 | Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller 3604 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 73 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Flat, fibrous leaves dried and used to make mats. | 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 73 |
40226 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Inner bark soaked, beaten to separate the fibers and used to make mats and bedding. | 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 |
41371 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 77 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Flat leaves sun dried and woven into mats for insulating winter house walls and kneeling in canoes. | 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 77 |
9305 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 41 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Cotton combined with duck feathers and used as blankets. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41 |
41367 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks made into mats and used for kneeling pads in canoes. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
41368 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting stalks used to make mats for hangings, screens, mattresses and coverings. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
29138 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Quileute 209 | g73 25 | 13 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used for mattresses. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
40199 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Quileute 209 | r36 77 | 57 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark used to line cradles. | Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57 |
114 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 121 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Needles used to make pillows, believing that the aroma kept one from having a cold. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
18118 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves used to weave mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
37510 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Entire, dyed stem used to make mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 112 |
37514 | Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth 3610 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 118 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fruiting tops used as a resilient material for stuffing and making pillows. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 118 |
38702 | Sphagnum sp. 3783 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 124 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Dried moss used for making pillows and mattresses. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124 |
41362 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Catkins used to make an infant's quilt. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
41363 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 124 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Fuzzy seeds used to make a soft comforter on which to place a newborn infant. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 124 |
5171 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5292 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
5472 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
37507 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla 3609 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 69 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Stems used to weave into matting. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69 |
37471 | Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong 3608 | Pomo 200 | b08 179 | 140 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Stems used to make mats. | Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 140 |
12080 | Dasylirion wheeleri S. Wats. 1237 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves twilled into mats. | 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 60 |
26616 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 75 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Used to make mats. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 75 |
35854 | Salix gooddingii Ball 3530 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 108 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Bark used as padding in baby cradles. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 108 |
41121 | Typha angustifolia L. 4047 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 64 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Green leaves woven into mats. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64 |
41122 | Typha angustifolia L. 4047 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 64 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Silky down used as stuffing for pillows. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64 |
43923 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves woven into mats. | 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 34 |
43924 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Split leaves used in weaving mats. | 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 37 |
44044 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Leaves twilled into mats. | 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 60 |
5168 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Mats, Rugs & Bedding 67 | Plant bunches used as towels in old times. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
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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) );