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132 rows where use_subcategory = 93 sorted by tribe
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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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26061 | Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias 2833 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 89 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Roots bundled together to make a hair brush or scrub brush. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 89 |
16979 | Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth 1858 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 66 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stiff awns firmly bound into a bundle and the pointed grains burned off to make a hairbrush. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66 |
30292 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 87 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
11314 | Corylus cornuta var. cornuta 1113 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 112 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bunch of twigs bound together and used as a broom. | 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 |
39540 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 16 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make combs. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
9740 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Round Valley Indian 214 | c02 89 | 336 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Outer fibers made into brushes and used to scrape meal off the ground. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 336 |
39545 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 72 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | 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 |
40219 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | 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 |
37750 | Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small 3655 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 504 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant used to make brushes. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 504 |
44175 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 49 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaves used as brushes to place designs upon pottery. | 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 49 |
27015 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Twigs used by young menstruating girls to clean their teeth and to scratch their heads with. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
7422 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. 606 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 64 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grass bundled, dried and used as hair brushes. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 64 |
7423 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. 606 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 64 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grass bundled, dried, made into brooms and used to sweep floors, hearths and metates. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 64 |
14710 | Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. 1604 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 46 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Slender branches bound together and used as brooms for rough outdoor sweeping. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 46 |
25458 | Panicum capillare L. 2738 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 64 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grass made into brooms and used to clean metates and metate boxes. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 64 |
28624 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 325 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Culms used as a floor and hair brush. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
44186 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 52 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Narrow slips used as paint brushes in decorating pottery. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
8124 | Carex sp. 752 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaves used as brushes for cleaning things. | 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 114 |
26412 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 499 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
38734 | Spiraea douglasii Hook. 3792 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 274 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used to make brooms. | 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 274 |
41105 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Broken boughs used by the handful as a bath brush. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111 |
42358 | Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. 4085 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used as a broom. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
30297 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 87 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
1863 | Agave sp. 96 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 259 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grass stem brush used to transfer excess mescal juice from dish to slab. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 259 |
9817 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. 935 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 257 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to brush off spines on fruits. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257 |
14159 | Eriogonum sp. 1530 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 257 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to brush off spines on fruits. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257 |
39122 | Symphoricarpos albus var. albus 3850 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 389 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Slender twigs bound together and used as brooms for sweeping. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 389 |
26063 | Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias 2833 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 91 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Strong, fibrous roots used to make hair brushes. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91 |
42361 | Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. 4085 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used as brooms. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
42374 | Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville 4086 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used as brooms. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
7447 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 83 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grass bunches tied together and the severed end used as a hairbrush, the other as a broom. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 83 |
44192 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 82 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaves made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, alters and other objects. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 82 |
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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) );