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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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19299 | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes 2077 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 10 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plants used as paint brushes to paint ceremonial participants. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
9737 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 107 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bulb fibers tied into bundles to make scrub brushes and hair brushes. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 107 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38751 | Spiraea splendens var. splendens 3796 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Flowering stems used as paint brushes, especially on the large spaces of tipis. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
5167 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant tops bound into bundles and made into brooms used for sweeping the lodge floor. The plant was used for this purpose because of its agreeable, wholesome odor. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134 |
7430 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Apache, White Mountain 15 | r29 45 | 149 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Blades bundled by a cord, the stiff end used as a hair comb and the other end used as a broom. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 149 |
4864 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes. | 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 15 |
4865 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes. | 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 15 |
44204 | Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies 4234 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 150 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fiber used to make brushes for body painting. | 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 150 |
23521 | Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. 2541 | Hopi 95 | vest40 126 | 158 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make brooms. | Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 158 |
16360 | Gutierrezia sp. 1787 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 16 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used as a utilitarian brush to remove stickers off prickly pear fruits and for sweeping the floor. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 16 |
23512 | Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. 2535 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes. | 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 16 |
23516 | Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. 2539 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes. | 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 16 |
23520 | Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. 2541 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 16 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make a hair brush and broom. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
39457 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Cowlitz 53 | 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 |
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 |
14094 | Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. 1520 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 161 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Twigs and leaves used as a brush to clear ground under manzanita bushes before knocking off berries. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 161 |
26429 | Phleum pratense L. 2879 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 17 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes. | 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 17 |
42336 | Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. 4085 | Poliklah 199 | m66 109 | 173 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Long, straight, green branches used for brooms. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
7428 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 189 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stem used as comb and broom material. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 189 |
9713 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Upper fiber ends dipped in starch, tied together and used as brushes. The brush was used in the following ways: (1) to clean out the bedrock mortar hole before tobacco leaves were pounded and to remove the pulverized tobacco afterwards--a usage that probably applied to other materials--(2) to sweep fine meal off the sifting tray; (3) to brush the hair--an old brush must be used for this purpose or 'the hair ends will split'--and (4) when wet, to scrub things clean. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 19 |
37663 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant top used as a brush to remove spines from the prickly pears. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
37666 | Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. 3642 | Navajo 157 | f96 72 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant top used as a brush to remove spines from the prickly pears. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
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 |
40142 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 20 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Boughs used to scrub the skin in the sweathouse. | 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 20 |
9715 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 203 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bulb fiber made into small brushes used for sweeping up scattered meal after pounding acorns. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 203 |
43896 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaf slivers made into paint brushes. | 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 |
43897 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaves made into brushes used for cleaning baskets. | 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 |
1867 | Agave utahensis Engelm. 97 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 212 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make brushes for the hair and for cleaning grinding stones. To make the brushes, the dried matter of a dead and rotten leaf was knocked free from the fibers, which were then bent in two. The upper end of this brush was wrapped with a cord and the bent portion was covered with buckskin or cloth. The loose fibers were cut to the right length and hardened by burning the ends. | 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 212 |
4382 | Arctostaphylos glauca Lindl. 336 | Diegueno 65 | h75 122 | 219 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used to make a broom. | Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 219 |
14701 | Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. 1604 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 22 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches bound together & used as a broom for outdoor sweeping & to separate chaff from the wheat. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22 |
379 | Acacia greggii Gray 15 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 225 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Twigs made into a brush and used to brush off metates. | 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 225 |
19675 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 23 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used to brush off the spines of prickly pears. | 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 23 |
9716 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 233 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bulb fibers used to make a brush. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233 |
39137 | Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. 3854 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 24 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Shrubs made into brooms. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24 |
7592 | Bromus sp. 640 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of stems used to make brooms and brushes. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
19309 | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes 2077 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Blades tied together and used as a broom. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
23513 | Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. 2536 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make hair brushes and brooms for sweeping out the hogan. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
23545 | Muhlenbergia sp. 2544 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used in the making of brushes and brooms. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
39124 | Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake 3851 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 254 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Brushy stems used in brooms. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254 |
9706 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 255 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fibrous bulb covers tied in bundles to make brushes. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 255 |
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 |
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 |
23522 | Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. 2541 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 26 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems, pulled out of their sheaths when dry, tied with string and used as brooms and brushes. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 26 |
40056 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 266 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Shredded bark used for paint brushes. | 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 266 |
11218 | Corylus americana Walt. 1110 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 267 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Twigs made into brushes for cleaning the earthen floors of the wigwams. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267 |
32124 | Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook. 3265 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 27 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
39497 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 271 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | 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 271 |
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 |
4861 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 286 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant used for broom material. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 286 |
26375 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 31 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
26380 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Lummi 129 | g73 25 | 31 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Wood used to make combs. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
16974 | Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth 1858 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 324 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Grains bound with sinew and used to make combs or hairbrushes. The grains were firmly bound with sinew, the points being broken or burned off, the grains forming the teeth, the awns bent back, making the attachment for combs or hairbrushes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324 |
28617 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Hopi 95 | 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 |
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 |
7536 | Brickellia ambigens (Greene.) A. Nels. 623 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of plants used as rough brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
7556 | Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. 627 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of plants used as rough brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
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 |
7590 | Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. 639 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of plants used as hair brushes and light brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
8944 | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. 842 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 35 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bunches of tied bushes used for rough brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
24017 | Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. 2590 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 35 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaf fibers used to make brushes. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
13658 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa 1454 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant used for rough brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
43997 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant used for paint brushes. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
43998 | Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber 4226 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 370 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Twigs used to make snow brooms. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
26052 | Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias 2833 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 372 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Rigid, root fibers made into compact cylindrical brushes and used 'for combs.' | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372 |
7685 | Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin 667 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Boughs and twigs used to make brooms. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
9067 | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl. 859 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Branches used to make brooms. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
9710 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bulb fibers used to make a small brush. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
42318 | Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. 4085 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 388 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems and twigs used to make brooms. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
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 |
38800 | Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn. 3810 | Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero 11 | co36 95 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stiff stems made into a brush and used to clean spines of cacti. | Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 40 |
11224 | Corylus americana Walt. 1110 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 417 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Finer twigs bound into a bundle, with the tips sheared, to serve as a broom or brush. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 417 |
13714 | Erigeron asper Nutt. 1463 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 42 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of plants used for brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
13744 | Erigeron flagellaris Gray 1473 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 42 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Tied bunches of plants used for brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
14702 | Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. 1604 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 44 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Brush used for rough brooms, especially in Acoma. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
43840 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fibers used to make small brushes for pottery decoration. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
44098 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fibers used to make brushes for pottery decoration. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
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 |
17563 | Hymenoclea sp. 1941 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 47 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make brushes and brooms. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 47 |
5680 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 48 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leafy stems tied together with wire and used for brooms. | 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 48 |
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 |
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 |
1784 | Agave lechuguilla Torr. 92 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fiber used to make hair brushes. | 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 50 |
43761 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaf splints used as brushes to apply color to 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 50 |
43921 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Fiber used to make hair brushes. | 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 50 |
44095 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 50 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Leaf splints used as brushes to apply color to 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 50 |
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 |
1734 | Agave americana L. 89 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 51 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Bundles of fibers used as combination brushes and combs for hair. | 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 |
20095 | Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve 2161 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 51 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Roots tied together and used as hair combs. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 51 |
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 |
16276 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 522 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Stems used to make brooms. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522 |
9699 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 54 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Coarse husk fibers from the bulb tied together and used as a cleaning brush. | 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 54 |
9700 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 54 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Coarse husk fibers from the bulb tied together and used as a hair brush. | 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 54 |
14704 | Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. 1604 | Keresan 108 | w45 90 | 558 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make arrows and brooms. | White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
11987 | Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners 1217 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 58 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plant used for light brooms. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
7333 | Betula sp. 585 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Used to make brooms. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
37546 | Scirpus sp. 3614 | Houma 96 | speck41 49 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Brushes & Brooms 93 | Plants dried and used to make brooms. | Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
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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) );