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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▼ |
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20102 | Leymus mollis ssp. mollis 2162 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Dried, brown leaves woven into ropes for hanging herring and other fish. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 |
40420 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Plant fiber used to make fishing lines or ropes. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
11886 | Cyperus laevigatus L. 1199 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 9 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers woven into strings and ropes. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 9 |
18019 | Iris innominata Henderson 2009 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Roots and leaves used to make cordage. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
18060 | Iris tenax ssp. klamathensis Lenz 2014 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used to make cordage. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 33 |
43798 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache, Mescalero 12 | b74 52 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves used to make twine or rope. | Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33 |
30012 | Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston 3155 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 107 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Pounded, rubbed and pulled bark used as a soft fiber to make a carrying net for pottery. | 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 |
41870 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 143 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fibers used to make bowstrings and cordage. | 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 143 |
44005 | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. 4227 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 150 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fibers used to make nets. | 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 |
44205 | Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies 4234 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 150 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fiber used to make bowstrings, netting and strings for shell money. | 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 |
1757 | Agave deserti Engelm. 91 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 31 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Pounded leaves dried and made into nets used for baby cradles. | 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 31 |
1758 | Agave deserti Engelm. 91 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 31 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Pounded leaves dried and made into nets, slings and cordage. | 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 31 |
6172 | Asclepias sp. 441 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 43 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem cordage used to make nets, slings and snares to capture small game. The stem was pounded to loosen the fiber, which then was extracted by rubbing the stem between the palms of the hands. The fiber was rolled on the thigh to produce cordage; its many uses testified to its natural strength and durability. | 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 43 |
9570 | Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet 912 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 53 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used to make nets. | 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 53 |
12974 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 485 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used to make cordage. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
43770 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves used to make strings. | 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 |
43940 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Split leaves or fibers used as tying material. | 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 39 |
44176 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Split leaves or fibers used as tying material. | 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 39 |
43752 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | 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 40 |
43781 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | 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 40 |
43911 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Papago 188 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and used as tying material. | 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 40 |
43922 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Pima 193 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaf fiber used to make cords or ropes. | 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 40 |
43980 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Zuni 291 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves boiled, chewed and made into a double-stranded cord. | 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 40 |
24038 | Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. 2590 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves used as tying material. | 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 |
20407 | Linum lewisii Pursh 2205 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 14 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark fibers used for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14 |
29630 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark sometimes employed as cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
35815 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 22 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used extensively for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22 |
35994 | Salix melanopsis Nutt. 3540 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 22 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used extensively for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22 |
40098 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark used to make cords for fishnets. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
41794 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 25 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25 |
3755 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used as a chief source for cordage. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6 |
40049 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used to make ropes. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 8 |
36148 | Salix sp. 3551 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 249 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark braided into rope. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
6116 | Asclepias fascicularis Dcne. 432 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 252 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fiber used as cordage. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
18384 | Juncus sp. 2048 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 255 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stems and leaves used as cordage. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 255 |
1853 | Agave sp. 96 | Navajo 157 | b65 195 | 94 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Plant fibers used to make rope. | Brugge, David M., 1965, Navajo Use of Agave, Kiva 31(2):88-98, page 94 |
39432 | Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. 3900 | Choctaw 39 | bd09 118 | 15 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used to make cordage. | Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 15 |
43803 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 182 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and sections tied together by square knots to make cordage. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
44029 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 182 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves used to make cordage. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
1782 | Agave lechuguilla Torr. 92 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves used to make rough cordage. | 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 61 |
44160 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split into strands, made into cords and used for tying up bundles of material. | 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 61 |
8111 | Carex sp. 752 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 314 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Rootstocks formerly used to make rope. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 314 |
18362 | Juncus effusus L. 2042 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 318 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Wiry stalks used for tying. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 318 |
35941 | Salix lasiolepis Benth. 3536 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 331 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Tough, inner fiber formerly used to make garments. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331 |
35942 | Salix lasiolepis Benth. 3536 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 331 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Tough, inner fiber formerly used to make rope. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331 |
8876 | Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins 838 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 356 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark and wood of young sprouts used like thread or woof to twine in and out of twined baskets. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
17302 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 358 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Root fibers used to make rope. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
43199 | Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. 4139 | Yuki 287 | c02 89 | 362 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stout roots used for tying. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 362 |
3823 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 378 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make rope. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 378 |
6090 | Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. 429 | Concow 49 | c02 89 | 379 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used to make ropes and string. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 379 |
9326 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz 883 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 106 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. | 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 106 |
9331 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz 883 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 106 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. | 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 106 |
9332 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz 883 | Heiltzuk 91 | c93 14 | 106 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. | 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 106 |
9333 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz 883 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 106 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers possibly used to make cordage. | 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 106 |
41804 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 119 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fiber used to make bow strings, fishing line for jigging, ropes and oolichan traps. | 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 119 |
39984 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 162 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Branches twisted together to make a type of rope used to tie covers to storage 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 162 |
9328 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Kartesz 883 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 257 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Plant used to make twine, cordage and binding. | 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 257 |
41775 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 294 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | 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 |
9097 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 313 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark used to make cordage. | 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 313 |
9129 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark used to make cordage. | 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 61 |
40170 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 63 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark made into cordage and used as lanyards or lines and to secure 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 63 |
15797 | Geranium atropurpureum Heller 1722 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 22 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Split epidermis used to sew moccasins. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22 |
41888 | Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne 4060 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 95 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stems used in the manufacture of cords and nets. | Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 95 |
20402 | Linum lewisii Pursh 2205 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 99 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stems fiber used to make strings and cords. | Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 99 |
1776 | Agave deserti Engelm. 91 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 48 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Dead leaves cut, beaten, and fibers twined into cords or rope. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 48 |
29996 | Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 3154 | Seri 229 | d44 29 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Outer root tissues pounded, split, worked between the hand and the mouth and twisted into cords. | Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 134 |
19455 | Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell 2093 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used for twine. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
40336 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 378 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used for twine and general utility. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
44241 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fiber used to tie butt and tip of corn husks filled with dough. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
44242 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Strands used to tie rolled skins into a rabbit skin blanket. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
36227 | Salix sp. 3551 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Branches used to make a braided strap worn across the forehead to support a water bottle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
16138 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used to make string for many different ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
39953 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 195 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Limbs used to make rope. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 195 |
36082 | Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. 3550 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 203 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark made into string. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 203 |
3850 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f90 117 | 75 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Stem fibers twisted and plied into cordage and nets. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1990, Tule Technology: Northern Paiute Uses of Marsh Resources in Western Nevada, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, page 75 |
43968 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 259 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaf fiber used to tie grass stems of mescal to make a brush. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 259 |
8118 | Carex sp. 752 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 11 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Roots used as a sewing element in coiled baskets. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
21305 | Lupinus arboreus Sims 2285 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 13 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Root fibers used for string. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13 |
43386 | Vitis californica Benth. 4172 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Vines used to make withes to tie things when hunting or traveling. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
43387 | Vitis californica Benth. 4172 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Vines used to tie western service berry thatch in place on the winter house. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
23710 | Nereocystis luetkeana (Mert.) Post. & Rupr. 2576 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 206 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Solid stipes used for tying. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 206 |
23717 | Nereocystis luetkeana (Mert.) Post. & Rupr. 2576 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 206 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Lower stipes used for ropes and fishing lines. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 206 |
9122 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 227 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Bark fibers, nettle fibers and dog hair used to make a stronger rope. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 227 |
40120 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 228 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Used to make ropes. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 228 |
29309 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 241 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fibers, dog hair and nettles used to make stronger ropes. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 241 |
41708 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 246 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fibers used to make string. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246 |
41716 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 246 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Fibers, yellow cedar bark or cottonwood fibers and dog hair used to make stronger ropes. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246 |
40378 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 324 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark used to make ropes and cordage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324 |
41555 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 324 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark used to make ropes and cordage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324 |
40377 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 102 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make cordage and rope. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 102 |
40380 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 102 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make cordage and rope. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 102 |
44086 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44153 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44165 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44168 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
41509 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 76 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fibers used to make ropes and cords. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41554 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 76 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make cords and ropes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41569 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 76 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make ropes and cords. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41577 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 76 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make cords and ropes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
41591 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 76 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Inner bark fiber used to make cords and ropes. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
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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) );