Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

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Appendix B

Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts These trees, shrubs, and other plants are used in crafts according to published sources. No effort has been made to identify or eliminate scientific synonyms or to locate all sources. (Source numbers are keyed to attached bibliography.) Scientific name/ common name

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Abronia spp.

plants

brown/yellow dyes

1

petals

blue dye

4

pods, bark

dye

6

wood, pods

brown dye

6, 13

flowers, stems

yellow dye

4

stem, wood, bark

basket warp, woof, wrap

9

leaves

blue dye

8

wood

brown dye

13



gray/green dyes

8

colonial dye

6

plants

yellow/brown/green dyes

1

flowers

yellow/green dyes

4

leaves

Navajo yellow dye

14

plant

Navajo yellow dye

14

stems stems stems

Yurok basket weft Calif. Indian basket design Calif, Indian basket design

10

leaves

Calif. Indian baskets

9



ropes

5



basketry

5



dye

12

plants

yellow dye

13

plants

yellow dye

13



dye

8

dye

8

Source

Wild-four o’clock Abutilon hybridum

Red flowering maple Acacia baileyana

Acacia A. catechu

Cutch Acacia spp.

Acacia Acer macrophyllum

Big-leaf maple A. palmatum

Japanese maple A. platanoides Norway maple A. rubrum

Red maple Acer spp.

Maple Achillea lanulosa

Yarrow A. millefolium Yarrow Actinea gaillardia Single-flowered actinea A. leptoclada Several-flowered actinea Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Adiantum spp. Maidenhair fern Agave desertii Desert agave A. ixtli Sisal hemp, henequen Aesculus spp. Buckeye Agaricus silvaticus Mushroom Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony A. odorata Fragrant agrimony Agyrophora lyngei Lichen Alectoria ochrileuca Greenbeard lichen

9 9

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Scientific name/ common name A. sarmentosa Lichen Allium cepa Onion Allium spp. Yellow onion Red onion Alnus glutinosa Black alder A. incana var. virescens Black alder A. oregana Red alder A. rhombifolia White alder A. rubra Red alder A. tenuifolia Alder Mountain alder Alnus spp. Alder Althea rosea Hollyhock Amanita muscaria Amaranths retroflexus Redroot pigweed Amaranths spp. Pigweed Ambrosia tomentosa Povertyweed A. trifida Giant ragweed Ambrosia spp. Ragweed Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Anchusa tinctoria Alkanet Andropogon virginicus Broom sedge Anemone spp. Blue anemone Anthemis cotula Fetid chamomile, stinkweed A. nobilis Chamomile A. tinctoria Golden Marguerite Anthemis spp. Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Arbutus menziesii Madrone Arceuthobium spp. Mistletoe

Plant part(s) used

Craft use



green-yellow dye

Source 6

skins

yellow dye

13

— skins skins bark

yellow dye yellow/orange dyes dye black and dark dyes

bark

Navajo red dye

11

roots

Yurok basket weft

10

bark bark root

Yurok basket weft dye Calif. Indian baskets Calif. Indian baskets

10 9 9

bark twigs, leaves, fruit — —

petals

Navajo brown dye brown/yellow/green dyes dye Shasta brown dye European black and dark dye Indian dye purple/black/brown dyes

— plants

dye yellow/grey dyes

12 1

plants

green dye

4

plants

green dye

1



brown/yellow/green dyes

1

plants

yellow/green dyes



yellow dye

roots

red dye

6, 13

— flowers

dye yellow dye blue/green dye

6 8, 13 4



gold dye

flowers

yellow dye

4, 6



yellow dye

6

— flowers

dye green/gold dyes

8 4

bark

brown dye

4

plants

yellow/brown dyes

1

6 4 4 6, 13

14 1 8 5 6 7 4, 6, 8

1, 8 4

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App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Listed in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Arctium minus Burdock Arctostaphylos alpina A. uva-ursi Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita Arctotis spp. African daisy Areca catechu Cutch Argemone polyanthemos Prickle poppy Artemisia frigida Sage A. ludoviciana Wormwood A. tilesia Wormwood A. tridentata Basin sagebrush Arundinaria macrosperma Cane Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed A. tuberosa Butterfly weed Asparagus officinalis Asparagus Asperula odorata Sweet woodruff Aster porteri White aster Aster spp. Purple aster Astragalus alpinus A triplex canescens Saltbush Baphia nitida Barwood Baptisia tinctoria Wild indigo Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape B. fremontii Barberry B. nervosa Oregon grape B. vu]garis American barberry Berberis spp. Barberry Betula glandulosa Ground birch B. lenta Sweet birch

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

plants

yellow/brown/green dyes

1

— plants plants leaves, wood flowers

dye yellow/green/brown dyes dye brown dye Calif. Indian black dve. . awl green dye

8 1 8 4 9 4

wood, pods

brown dye

6

plants

green dye

1

leaves

yellow/green dyes

1

stems

Calif. Indian baskets

9



dye

8

leaves, twigs

Navajo yellow/green dyes



dye

6

plants plants —

green dye yellow/brown/green iyes yellow-brown dye

4 1 6

plants

yellow/green dyes

1

plants

green/brown dyes

4

plants

yellow dye

1

plants

yellow/green/orange dyes

1

— plants

dye Navajo yellow dye

8 14

wood

commercial red dye

7

leaves

dye

6

root — berries

Navajo yellow dye Calif. Indian basket ddye purple Indian dye

14 9 7

bark

Calif. Indian basket d lye

9

leaves, stems



Source

1, 14

yellow/brown dyes

6, 13

green/brown dyes

4

dye

8

brown/black dyes

6

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Scientific name/ common name B. lutea Yellow birch B. papyrifera Paper birch B. pendula (B. populifolia ?) Silver Birch Betula spp. Bixa orellana

plant part(s) used

Craft use

Source

brown/black dyes

6

brown/black dyes dye yellow dye

6 8 13

colonial dye yellow/orange dyes

6 7

dye

12

leaves

dye dye blue dye

12 12 4

stems

yellow/brown dyes

1

basketry

5

dye

8

flowers/leaves/stems

green/brown dyes

4

— —

12

wood

dye Papago rope, carved dolls, Indian basketry awls red dye



basketry

5

flowers

yellow/orange dyes

4

flowers, leaves

brown dye

4



dye

6

petals

yellow dye

6

dye

8

leaves, stems

dye

6

flowers, stems, bark

brown dye Calif. Indian baskets dye

4 9 8

leaves flowers flowers

dye gray dye green/blue dyes

6 4 4

plants

brown dye

1

dye

12

dye dye

12 12

— — bark, leaves

— seeds

Annato Boletus edulis King boletus B , eastwoodii B. elegans Brassica oleracea var. capitata Purple cabbage Brickellia grandiflora Tassel-flower Brome]ia sylvestris Silkgrass, pita Bryum cryophilum Moss Buddlejia davidii Butterfly bush Bulgaria inquinans Cactaceae Caesalpinia echinata Brazilwood Calamus spp.

— —

3 3, 10

4

East Indian rattan Calceolaria angustifolia Yellow lady’s purse Callistemon spp. Bottle-brush Callistephus chinensis

China aster Caltha palustris

Marsh marigold Calluna vulgaris Heather Calluna spp. Heather Calycanthus occidentals Spice-bush Camellia japonica Camellia Camellia spp. Camellia Campanula medium Canterbury bells C. rapunculoides Creeping harebell Cantharellus (?) clavatus Pig ears Canthareulus (?) cibarius C. infundiduliformis

— —

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Scientific name/ common name Cardamine pratensis var. angustifolia Bittercress Carduus nutans Musk thistle Cartharnus tinctorius Safflower Carex barbarae Slough grass C. mendocinoensis Sedge Carex spp. Sedge Carya tomentosa Mockernut Carya illinoensis Pecan Cassiope tetragona Arctic white heather Castanea dentata Chestnut Castilleja integra Indian paintbrush C. miniata Indian paintbrush Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea C. integerrimus Deer brush Ceanothus spp. California lilac Centaurea cyanus Cornflower C. repens Knapweed Cercis occidentals Redbud Cercocarpus betulifolius Mountain mahogany C. breviflorus var eximius Mountain mahogany C. montanus Mountain mahogany C. parviflorus Mountain mahogany Ceropteris triangularis Goldenback fern Cetraria cucullata Caribou lichen C. glauca Lichen C. nivilis Caribou lichen C. tilesii Yellow lichen

Plant part(s) used

Craft use



dye

8

flowers

brown/yellow/green dyes

1

flowers

red/yellow dyes

root, bark

plants

Porno basket weft Calif. Indian basket woof Porno baskets Calif. Indian basket wrapping green/brown/yellow dyes

bark

yellow/brown dye

6, 13

bark

yellow/brown dye

6



dye

8



dye

8

flowers, plants, roots

Navajo tan/yellow dyes

plants

yellow/green dyes

1

roots, leaves

dye

6

stems

9

flowers

Calif. Indian basket foundation, warp green dye

4

petals

blue dye

6

plants

yellow dye

1

bark

Porno basket weft waterproof baskets Calif. Indian basket warp woof, wrap, foundation Navaho basket weft, dye

10 5 9 10

dye

2

Navaho brown dye brown dye Indian dye Navajo brown dye Calif. Indian basket design

14 1 7 11 9

dye

8

yellow dye

6

dye

8

dye

8

root

root

— root, bark stems



Source

7, 13 10 9 5 9 1

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Scientific name/ common name Chenopodium spp.

Green goosefoot White goosefoot Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soaproot Chlorophora tinctoria see Morus tinctoria Chondrus crispus Irish moss Chrysanthemum frutescent Paris daisy C. integrifolium Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum spp. Chrysanthemum Chrysopsis villosa Golden wooly aster Chrysosplenium alternifolium var. tetrandrum Golden saxifrage Chrysothamnus bigelovii Small rabbitbrush C. latisquameus Big rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus spp. Rabbitbrush Cichorium intybus Chicory Cinna macroura (Epicampes rigens californica?) Cirriphyllum cirrosum Cirsium arvense Canadian thistle Cladium mariscus (Carex spp. ?) Cladium Cladonia impexa Lichen Clarkia spp. Goditia Clavaria (Clauria ?) aurea Clematis ligusticifolia White clematis Cleome serrulata Rocky mountain bee plant Clutia tranvancorica Coralline Convallaria arvensis Lily-of-the-valley C. majalis Lily-of-the-valley Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed Conyza canadensis Horsetail Coprinus comatus Shaggy mane Coreopsis auriculata Coreopsis

Plant Part(s) used plants plants plants juice

Craft use green dye green dye yellow dye Calif. Indian baskets

Source 4 1 1 9

dye

8

gold/green dyes

4

dye

8

leaves, flowers

dye

4, 6

plants

yellow dye

1



dye

8



Navajo yellow dye

14

flowers, twigs

Navajo yellow dye

14

flowers plants

dye orange dye yellow/green dyes yellow dye

2 4 1, 7 1

stems

Calif. Indian basket foundation

9

— plants

dye brown dye

8 1

roots

Calif. Indian basket wrap

9

pink dye

13

flowers

gold/gray dyes

4



dye yellow/brown/green dyes

12 1

flowers

plants

Navajo yellow dye

1, 14

orange/brown dyes

4

green dye

4

plants

yellow dye dye gold/green dyes

13 8 1

stems, leaves

green/yellow dyes

1



dye

12



orange dye

4

wood

leaves —

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name C. calliopsidea Coreopsis C. cardaminifolia Coreopsis C. gigantea Coreopsis C. tinctoria (C. marmorata) Calliopsis Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis Cornicularia divergens Blackboard lichen Corn us florida Flowering dogwood Coronilla varia Crownvetch Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Cotula coronopifolia Brass-buttons Cortinarius spp. Corylus californica Hazelnut C. rostrata californica Hazel Cotinus coggygria Smoke tree Cowania mexicana Cliffrose C. stansburiana Cliff rose Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Crocus sativus Saffron C. vernus Purple crocus Cryptantha virgata Miner’s candle Cupressus lawsoniana (Chamaecyparis lawsonia) Cypress Curcuma longa Turmeric powder Curcuma spp. Turmeric Cuscuta spp. Dodder Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom Cytisus spp. Dactylina ramulosa Lichen Dahlia pinnatua Yellow dahlia Dahlia spp. Dahlia

Plant part(s) used

Craft use



orange dye

4

flowers

red Indian dye

7



orange dye

4

flowers — flowers, seeds

dye yellow dye orange/brown dyes



dye

8

bark, root — plants

red/violet dyes dye brown/yellow dyes

6 8 1

berries

tan dye

4

gold dye

4

— —

dye Yurok basket warp

12 10

stems

9

root, stems

Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, foundation yellow-orange dye

6

leaves, stems

Navajo brown dye

11

twigs, leaves

Navajo gold dye

14

flowers

green/brown dyes

4

flowers

yellow dye

6

flowers

blue/green dyes

4

plants

green dye

1

cones

brown dye

13



yellow dye

13

roots

Asian yellow dye

7

plants

yellow dye

1, 4



— —

yellow dye dye yellow dye dye

6 8 13 8

flowers

yellow/brown dyes

4

flowers

dye orange dye



Source

6, 8 13 4

6, 8, 13 4

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Scientific name/ common name Dalea emoryi (Parosela emery?) Daucus carota Queen Anne’s lace Delphinium ajacis Larkspur D, consolida D. scaposum

Plant part(s) used –

Craft use

stems —

Calif. Indian basket yellow dye dye



blue dye



petals, stems, leaves

dye Navajo gray/yellow dyes

flowers —

Indian blue dye dye

7 8



dye

8

flowers

green dye

4

plants

green/yellow dyes

1

stems

Calif. Indian basket dye

9

flowers

dye

8

flowers

dye

8

spines plants

Panamint basketry needles Calif. Indian basket awls brown/green dye

5 9 1

berries

dye

8



dye

8

twigs, leaves stems

Navajo tan dye gray/brown dyes Calif. Indian basket foundation

14 1 9

plants

yellow/green/brown

1

Source 9

6, 8 6

a 11,14

Wild purple larkspur Delphinium spp. Descurainia sophides Tansy mustard Dicranum elongatum Lamp moss Digitalis purpurea Purple foxglove Dipsacus sylvestris Teasel Dondia suffrutescens (Sueda suffrutescens?) Sea-blight Draba glabella Mustard Dryas integrifolia Mountain aven Echinocactus polycephalus Devil’s pincushion Echinochloa crusgalli Watergrass Empetrum nigrum Crowberry Enteromorpha spp. Sea grass Ephedra viridis

Mormon tea Epicampes rigens

California grass Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed E. /atifolium Broad-leaved willow Epiphyllum spp. Red-flowered orchid cactus Equisetum arvense Scouring rush Equisetum spp. Horsetail Erica spp. Heather Erigeron speciosus Showy daisy Eriogonum umbellaturn Sulfur flower Eriophyllum staechadifolium Seaside woolyaster

dyes

dye

8



red dye

4

stems

yellow dye

1

shoots

plants

dye green dye yellow dye dye green/yellow dyes

stems, flowers

gold dye

1

flowers

gold/brown dyes

4

shoots

6, 8 13 13 8 1

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Erodium spp. Filaree Eschscholtzia spp. California poppy Eucalyptus coccifera Tasmanian snow-gum E. globulus Blue-gum E. leucoxylon White-iron bark eucalyptus E. polyanthemos Silver dollar Eucalyptus spp. Euphorbia esula Leafy spurge E. marginata Snow-on-the-mountain E. pulcherrima Poinsettia Evernia prunastri Staghorn lichen E. vulpina Wolf moss Fagus sylvatica Beech Festuca baffinensis Grass Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Forestiera neomexicana Ironwood Fraxinus americana Ash Fucus Spp. Rockweed Gaillardia aristata Gaillardia Galium boreale Lady’s bedstraw Galium spp. Bedstraw Garrya elliptica Silk-tassel shrub Gaultheria shallon Salal Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Genista tinctoria Dyer’s broom Geranium robertianum Wild geranium G. tiscosissimum Sticky geranium Gnaphalium spp. Cudweed



Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Source

plants

green dye

4



dye

6

leaves

gold/green dyes

4

bark, leaves, shoots

green/brown dyes

4

leaves, pods

orange dye

4



red dye

4

— —

gold dye yellow/brown dyes

6 1

plants

yellow/brown dyes

1

leaves

brown dye

4



brown/purple dyes dye Calif. Indian basket dye

13 8 9

dye

8



purple dye

8

shoots

black dye

13

roots

yellow/brown dyes

4

berries

Navajo gray dye

14



dye

8

dye

8

plants

yellow dye

1

plant, root —

yellow/green/brown dyes red/yellow dyes dye

1 13 8

fruits

gray dye

4

berries

blue/green dyes

4

berries

purple dye

13

plants

yellow dye

6

plants

yellow/brown dyes

13 4

plants

yellow/brown dyes

1



yellow/green dyes

4

plants

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Scientific name/ common name

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Source

Gomphidius glutinous Gomphus fluccosus Gossypium hopi

— — —

dye dye weaving

12 12 2

Hopi cotton Gossypium spp.

flowers

yellow dye

13

leaves

yellow/green dyes

4

plants

yellow/green dyes

1

flowers, pods

yellow dye

4

plants

yellow/brown dyes

1

stems

Calif. Indian basket design

9



dye

12



dye

8

wood

red/blue/purple/brown dyes

plants

brown/yellow dyes

1

berries

green/gray dyes

13

plants, flowers

Navajo yellow dye

— seed oil flowers flowers

dye yellow dye green/brown/yellow dyes yellow/brown dyes

6 6 1 1

seeds

Hopi dye

2

leaves, flowers

yellow/brown/green dyes

4

flowers

yellow dye

plant

yellow/green dyes

4



green/yellow/brown dyes

1

leaves, stems, berries

brown/green/black dyes

4

root

alum mordant

4

stems

Navajo dye

11

root

alum mordant

4

root

Porno mordant and dye

4



dye

8

Cotton Grevillea robusta Silk oak Grindelia sqarrosa Gumweed Grindelia spp. Gum plant Gutierrezia sarothrae Matchbrush Gymnogramma triangularis (Ceropteris triangularis?) Goldenback fern Gymnopilus junonium (Pholiota spectabilis ?) Haematomma lapponicum Popcorn lichen Haematoxylon campechianum Logwood Haplopappus spinulosus Spiny goldenweed Hedera helix Ivy Helenium hoopesii Owl’s claw Helenium spp. Helianthus annuus Sunflower H. uniflora Aspen sunflower Helianthus spp. Sunflower Helichrysum petiolatum Cudweed everlasting Hemerocallis spp. Day lily Hemizonia luzulaefolia Tarweed Heracleum lanatum Cow parsnip Heteromeles arbutifolia Christmas berry Heuchera americana Alum plant H. bracteata Navajo tea H. cylindrical Alum plant H. micrantha Alum plant Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus

4, 6, 13

11, 14

6, 13

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Scientific name/ common name H. syriacus Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus spp. Rose mallow, red hibiscus Hierochloe odorata Sweetgrass Hyacinths orientalism Blue hyacinth Hyacinths spp. Hyacinth Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal Hygrophorus coccineum H. conicus Parrot mushroom H. hypotheius H. miniatus H. puniceus Hymenoxys metcalfei Rubberplant Hypericum calycinum Saint-John’ s-wort H. perforatum Klamath weed Hypericum spp. Saint-John’ s-wort Hypogymnia psychodes (Parmelia psychodes) Shield lichen Ilex spp. Holly Indigofera Zeptosepala Indigo 1. tinctoria Indigo Inodes palmetto Palmetto Iris germanica Purple iris I. pseudacorus Yellow flag iris Iris spp. Iris Isatis tinctoria Woad Zva xanthifolia Marshelder Jug]ans cinerea Butternut J. major Wild walnut J. nigra Black walnut J, regia English walnut Jug@;u;pp.

Plant part(s) used flowers

Craft use

Source

blue dye

4

flowers

blue/green dyes

4

baskets

10

flowers

blue d)~e

4

flowers

blue dye

4

roots

yellow Indian dye

7

dye dye

12 12

leaves/stems/flowers

dye dye dye Navajo yellow dye

12 12 12 14

flowers

orange dye

4

shoots

dye gold dye yellow dye

6, 8 4 13

brown dye dye

13 8

dye

8

plants

blue Indian dye

7

leaves

dye

leaves

La. Indian baskets

10

flowers

blue dye

4



black dye

13

flowers leaves leaves

blue/purple dyes Indian basket foundation blue dye

stems, leaves

brown/yellow dyes brown dye

6, 13

4 9 4, 7 1 6, 7

hulls, leaves

Navajo brown dye

14

twigs, shells, leaves

Navajo brown dye

4

leaves, flowers

brown dye

shells, twigs

Navajo brown dye

4, 13 11

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Scientific name/ common name Juncus acutus Rush J. bahicus Wiregrass J. effusus Rush J. Iesenerii (J. acutus?) Reed grass J. mertensianus (J. acutus?)

plant part(s) used leaves stems, leaves leaves leaves leaves

Rush J. robustus (J. acutus?] Tule grass J. textilis

roots, leaves leaves

Craft use

Source

Calif. Indian basket warp woof, wrap, design yellow/green dyes Calif. Indian baskets Calif. Indian basket warp, woof Calif, Indian basket woof

9

Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, wrap, foundation Calif. baskets Calif. Indian basket design Calif. Indian basket wrap

9

1 9 9 9

5 9 9

Basket rush Juncus

leaves

Spp.

Juniperus monosperma J. occidentals

needle ashes berries root, bark

Juniper J. virginiana

stems, leaves —

Cedar Kalmia latifolia

leaves

One-sided juniper

Calif. Indian basket wrap, pattern Navajo mordant, dye,

9 14 14 9

tan dye Calif. Indian basket warp, woof Navajo brown dye purple dye

11 8 6 13 8 1 12 12 1

Mountain laurel Kalmia spp. Kochia scoparia Kochia

— —

dye yellow/gray dyes dye brown dye

Laccaria amethystima Lactarius delicious Lactuca pulchella

— — —

dye dye brown/green/yellow dyes

Blue-flowered L. scariola



yellow/green dyes

1



dye

8

— flowers, stems

brown dyes dye yellow/brown dyes

13 8 1



dye

8



dye

8

plants

yellow/brown/green dyes

1

— flowers, leaves, stems stems —

dye green/black dyes

12 4

yellow dye

4

stems

yellow/green/brown dyes

1

twigs, leaves, fruits

dye

berries, leaves

green/yellow dyes

lettuce

Prickly lettuce Laminaria spp.

Kelp Larix spp.

Larch needles Lathyrus spp.

Sweet pea Ledum decumens Labrador tea L. greonlandicum Labrador tea Lepidium virginicum Pepperweed Lepista nuda Leptospermum scoparium New Zealand tea tree Letharia vulpina Staghorn moss Liatris spp. Blazingstar Ligustrum vulgare Privet Ligustrum spp. Privet

6, 8, 13 4

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-eggs Lobaria pulmonaria (Stroba pulmonaria) Lungwort lichen Lobelia erinus Blue lobelia Lonicera interrupta Honeysuckle L. involucrata Twinberry Lupinus arboreus Yellow bush lupine L. kingii Blue-flowered lupine Lupinus spp. Lupine Lycoperdon spp. Puffball L. caelatum Lycopodium spp. Lysimachia spp. Yellow loosestrife Maclura pomifera Osage orange Mahonia aquifolium Grape holly Mahonia spp. Grape holly Malus spp. Apple Malva neglecta Mallow Malva spp. Tree mallow Marrubium vulgare Common horehound Martynia frangrans M. louisiana (M. proboscidea?) Devil’s horns M. parviflora Devil’s claw M. proboscidea Unicorn plant Martynia spp. Devil’s horn Matthiola incana Purple stock Matricaria ambigua Wild chamomile Medicago sativa Alfalfa

Craft use

plants

yellow/green/brown dyes

1

— —

brown dye dye

13 8

flowers, stems

green dye

4

stems

9

berries

Calif. Indian basket foundations gray dye

flowers

yellow dye

4

plants

Navajo yellow dye

14

flowers

green dye yellow/brown/green dye dye

4

dyes

4 1 8 12

flowers

dye alum mordant yellow/brown dyes

12 4 1

wood

yellow/orange dyes

root, fruit fruit, leaves, roots fruit bark bark flowers, leaves

yellow dye yellow/purple dyes blue/green dyes brown/green dyes yellow dye dye yellow/green/brown dyes

4 13 6 13 4 1 13 8 1

flowers, plants

blue/green dyes

4

stems, leaves

green/brown dyes

1



Pima basket weft Papago basket weft Calif. Indian basket black pattern

10 10

Papago basket weft; rare from collecting Panamint baskets Calif. Indian basket black pattern Calif. Indian basket black pattern blue dye

3

pods pods pods pods flowers

45

Source

Plant part(s) used

— —



9

5 9 9

4

dye

8

Navajo blue dye green dye

11

1

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Scientific name/ common name Melandrium apetalum var. arcticum Bladder campion Melilotus oflicinalis Yellow sweetclover Menegussia pertusa Lichen Mentha piperita Peppermint Mentzelia decapetala Eveningstar Mercurialis perennis Dog’s mercury Mertensia ciliata Bluebell Monarda menthaefolia Horsemint Morus mesozygia Canary wood M. nigra Black mulberry M. tinctoria or Chlorophora tinctoria Fustic Myrica californica Wax-myrtle M. gale Bog myrtle M. pensylvanica Bayberry Naemato]oma fascicu]are (Hypholoma?) Sulphur tuft mushroom Narcissus pseudo-narcissus Daffodil Neowashingtonia filamentosa (Washingtonian filamentosa?) Nephrona expallidum Lichen Nerium oleander Oleander Nicotiana spp. Maroon nicotiana Nolina microcarpa Beargrass Nymphaea alba Water lily N. polysepala Water lily Ochrolechia parella (Lecanora parella) Crawfish lichen O. tartarea (Lecanora tartarea)

Cudbear lichen

Plant part(s) used

Craft use dye

Source 8

1

plants

yellow/brown dyes



yellow/pink dyes

13

plants

green/brown dyes

1

plants

brown dye

1

plants

yellow dye

13

stems

yellow/brown dyes

plants

yellow/brown/gray

wood

yellow/orange dyes

4

berries, leaves

purple/green dyes

4 6

berries

commercial yellow imported dye Brazil, Jamaica gray dye

leaves

yellow dye

13

leaves, bark, stem

red dye

6

dye

12

flowers

yellow/gold dyes

4

leaves

Calif. Indian basket wrap

9

dye

8

flowers

green dye

4

flowers

green dye

4

Papago basket warp

3

brown dye

8

Calif. Indian basket black dye red dye

9 13

red dye dye

13 8

seed coat



1

dyes

1

4

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Scientific name/ common name

Plants Used in Crafts . 47

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Ocotillo spp. Oenothera strigosa Evening primrose

. plants

Papago basket warp yellow/brown dyes

3 1

Olea europaea

fruit, skins, leaves fruit fruit

red/purple/green/black/ yellow dyes Navajo red dye Navajo red dye

4

fruit spines plants

red dye Navajo red dye Calif. Indian basket awl yellow dye

4 7 9 4

flowers

yellow/orange dyes

4

dye

8



dye dye

8 8

petals, pods

red/brown/yellow dyes

4

dye

8

yellow dye dye red-brown dye

13 8 6

brown dye

8

dye

8

dye

8

dye

13

dye

8

Navajo orange/tan dyes

14

Olive Opuntia missouriensis O. polycantha Prickly pear O. rubusta Opuntia spp. Opuntia Orthocarpus spp, Owl’s clover Oxalis corniculata Wood sorrel Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel Oxytropis arctobia 0. maydelliana Locoweed Papaver nudicaule Iceland poppy P. radicatum Arctic poppy Parmelia caperata Lichen P. centrifugal Lichen P. conspersa Lichen P. disjuncta Black sunburst lichen P. fraudens Lichen P. fur furacer Lichen P. infumata Rock lichen P. molluscula Ground lichen P. omphalodes Lichen P. perlata Lichen P. saxatilis Lichen P. sulcata Lichen P. saxati]is Lichens Parosela emoryi Parosela Pectis angustifolia Fetid marigold Pedicularis arctica Wooly lousewort



plants

brown dye red-brown dye; Harris tweed dye dye

Source

11 13. 14

6 13 8 4, 13



dye

8



dye

4, 8

— —

red-brown dye Harris tweed Calif. Indian basket dye

6 13 9



Hopi dye

2



dye

8

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Scientific name/ common name

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

P. capitata



dye

8



dye

8

flowers, leaves

brown/purple dyes

4



yellow dye

13



dye

8

flowers

brown dye

4



dye

8



dye

8

flowers

green dye

4



dye

12

stems

Hopi dye brown dye Calif. Indian basket warp

2 4 9



green dye

8

flowers, pods

brown dye

4

stems

9



Calif. Indian basket warp/ woof/design dye

berries

red dye

13

roots

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

pitch

black Indian dye

7

pitch

sap

Hopi dye Navajo black/gray dyes Yurok basket weft Calif. Indian basket woof Calif. Indian baskets

2 14 10 9 9

needles

basketry

5

root

Yurok basket weft brown dye Calif. Indian basket woof, foundation, wrap Calif. Indian basket woof, warp, wrap green dye Calif. Indian basket woof dye

10 1 9

Lousewort P. lanata Lousewort Pelargonium hortorum Red geranium Peltigera canina Dog’s tooth lichen P. leucoplebia Lichen

Penstemon spp. Penstemon Pertusaria coriacea Lichen P. dactylina Lichen Petunia spp.

Petunia Phaeolus schweinitzii Polyporus Phaseolus vulgaris Blue kidney bean Red bean Philadelphus gordonianus Syringa Phoradendrom flavescens

Source



Mistletoe Phormium tenax New Zealand flax Phragmites vulgaris Reed Physica caesia (Physia caesia?j Lichen Phytolacca americana Pokeweed Picea sitchensis Lowland spruce Pinus cembroides Pinyon pine P. edulis Pinyon pine P. lambertinana Sugar pine P. monophylla One-leaf pine P. palustris Long-leaf pine P. ponderosa Ponderosa pine P. sabiniana Digger pine Pinus spp. Pine Pisolithus tinctorius

root

root needles, root

8

9 4 9 12

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Pittosporum crassifolium Pittosporum Plantago lanceolata Plantain Plantago spp. Plantain Pluteus cervinus Polygonum aviculare Knotweed P. hydropiper Smartweed Polygonum spp. Ladysthumb Polyporus sulphureus Polypor mushroom Populus nigra Lombardy poplar P. tremuloides Quaking aspen P. trichocarpa Black cottonwood Populus Spp. Cottonwood Portulaca oleracea Purslane Potentilla vahliana Cinquefoil Potentilla spp. Cinquefoil Primula spp. Primrose Prosopis juniflora Mesquite Prosopis spp. Mesquite Prunella vulgaris Heal-all Prunus americana Wild plum P, demissa P. melanocarpa Chokecherry P. padus European bird cherry P. persica Peach P. salicina Japanese plum P. serotina Wild cherry P. spinosa Blackthorn Prunus spp. Green plum Red plum

Plant part(s) used

49

Source

seeds

Craft use blue dye



brown dye

4

plants

green/yellow dyes

1

— plants

plants

dye yellow dye green/brG-wn/orange dyes dyc yellow dye brown dye

12 4 1 6 13 1



dye

12

leaves

green dye

leaves, twigs

yellow/brown/green dyes

1

roots

Calif, Indian basket woof

9

branches leaves, twigs

10 1

plants

Plains Indians yellow/brown dyes dye brown/gray dyes



dye

8

plants

yellow/green/black dyes

1

petals

yellow dye

4

bark

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

sap

Papago pottery dye

3

flowers, stems

green dye

4

roots

Navajo purple dye

14



5

bark, roots twigs, leaves bark

Cascade Indian basket decoration Navajo brown dye yellow/brown/orange dyes pink dye

14 1 13



yellow dye

6



dye

8

bark, leaves

red/gray/green dyes

berries

pink dye

13

leaves fruit, leaves

green dye purple/green dyes

4 4

plants



4

6, 13

8 1

6, 8

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Scientific name/ common name Pseudocymopterus montanus Wild celery Pseudotsuga mucronata Red fir P. taxifolia Douglas spruce Psilostrophe tagetina Mouse-leaf Psoralea macrostachya Leather root P. tenuiflora Scurf pea Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern Pteris aquilina Brake fern Pterocarpus dalbergioides Padauk P. santalinus Sanders Pterocarpus spp. Camwood Pterospora andromedea Pinedrop Punica granatum Pomegranate Purshia tridentata Bitterbrush Pyracantha angustifolia Firethorn Pyrus spp. Pear Quercus alba White oak Q. borealis Red oak Q. gambelii Gambel’s oak Q. lobata White oak Q. pungens Scrub oak galls Q. robur English oak Q. rubra Red oak Q. sinuosa Oak Q. velutina Black oak Quercus Spp. Ranunculus acris Buttercup R. nivalis Snow buttercup

Source

plant part(s) used

Craft use

plant

Navajo yellow dye

14

root

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

roots

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

flowers

yellow Indian dye

7

roots

Calif. Indian basket yellow dye yellow/green dyes

9

root

dye yellow dye Calif, Indian basket design

6 13 9

wood

red dye

4

wood

commercial Asian red dye

7

wood

commercial African red dye

7

plant

Navajo tan dye

14

flowers, skins, seeds

brown/orange dyes

4



yellow dye

1

bark

yellow/brown dyes

13

bark

yellow dye

13

bark

yellow/brown dyes

13

bark

yellow/brown dyes

13

bark

Navajo tan dye

14

bark

Calif. Indian basket dye

9



Navajo gold/tan dyes

14

bark

yellow/brown dyes

13



dye

8



dye

8

bark bark

yellow dye commercial dye colonial dye

6 7 6



dye

8



dye

8

plants shoots

1

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Scientific name/ common name Raphia vinifera Raffia Raphiolepis indica India-hawthorn Raphis spp. Rattan Reseda luteola Weld Rhacomitrium lanuginosum Moss Rhamnus caroliniana Buckthorn R. cathartic Buckthorn R. infectorius Rhamnus spp. Rhododendron lapponicum Lapland rosebay Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron Rhodymenia spp. Alga Rhus aromatica Sumac R. coriaria Dyer’s sumac R. diversiloba Poison oak R. glabra Sumac R. trilobata Three-leaved sumac

R. typhina Staghorn sumac Rhus Spp. Aromatic sumac Sumac Ribes nigrum Black currant Ribes spp. Currant Roccella fuciformis Lichen R. tinctoria Lichen Rosa spp. Wild rose Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Source



basketry

5

fruit

blue/purple dyes

4



basketry

5

plants

commercial yellow dye

4, 7, 8

dye

8

bark, berries, twigs

yellow dye

13

bark, berries, twigs

brown dye

13

berries — —

yellow European dye dye dye

7 8 8

leaves

dye green dye dye



Calif. baskets

5

berries

yellow-green dye

13

stem, sap

Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, dye, foundation brown/slate/yellow dyes

9

Navaho basket warp, weft Panamint baskets Hopi mordant Navajo black/brown dyes yellow/green/brown dyes Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, foundation brown dye

10 5 2

13

berries

Navaho black dye Calif. baskets brown/yellow dyes red Indian dye dye purple dye

11 5 1 7 8 13

twigs, leaves

brown/yellow dyes

1



dye

8

— plants

dye dye green/yellow/brown

13 8 1

plants

green dye

— twigs, berries leaves,

— twigs, leaves, berries berries

6, 8 4 8

dyes

6

14 1 9

4

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Scientific name/

plant part(s) used

Craft use

Rubia tinctorum Madder

roots

commercial imported red dye

Rubus vitifolius

berries

Calif. Indian basket dye

leaves, twigs, shoots berries roots, flowers

dye purple dye green/yellow dyes dye dye green dye yellow/green dyes brown/green/orange dyes

6, 13 4, 8 13 8 6 4 1 1

Hopi dye red Indian dye Navajo brown/ yellow-orange dyes dye

2 7 11, 14

common name

Blackberry R. Spp. Blackberry

Rudbeckia triloba Coneflower Rudbeckia spp. Black-eyed Susan Rumex crispus Curly dock R. hymenosepalus

— flowers leaves, stems, seeds

Canaigre roots Rumex obtusifolius Dock Rumex spp. Dock

roots

Sabal palmetto S. adansoni



Source 4, 6 9

6 4 8

plants

gold/green dyes dye basketry basketry

plants

yellow dye

4

basketry

5

Calif. Indian basket warp

9

Porno basket warp

10

stems

Calif. Indian basket warp

9

leaves, stems, bark

yellow dye Calif. Indian basket warp Panamint baskets Calif. Indian basket warp Pima basket weft Papago basket Calif. Indian basket woof brown dye d y e

4 9 5 9 10 3 9 13

Calif. Indian basket warp, woof basketry

9

Yurok basket warp, Papago basket weft Havasupai baskets yellow/green dyes Calif. Indian basket warf, foundation, green/brown/yellow

10 3 5 1 9

roots

5 5

Dwarf palmetto

Salicornia spp. Pickleweed

Salix amygdalina Almond-leafed

willow

S. argophylla Willow S. argyrophylla Willow S. fluviatilis argyro-

phylla (S. argophylla?) S. hindsiana

stems

Sandbar willow S. lasiandra Yellow willow S. nigra Black willow

stems stem, bark

S. reticulate

8

Willow

S. sitchensis

stem

Velvet willow S. vitellina Golden willow, osier Salix spp. Willow

— — — twigs, leaves stems, root

Salsola kali Russian thistle

plants

weft (rare)

woof design dyes

5

1

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name

Source

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

S. pestifer Russian thistle

plant

Navajo green dyes

14

Salvia officinalis

oil

yellow dye

6

leaves, berries, bark

yellow/purple/gray

stems

Calif. Indian basket dye

9

leaves, berries, bark

yellow/purple/gray dyes dye black/green/blue dyes dyes Calif. Indian basket dye red dye red Indian dye; threatened green/brown dyes

13 8 6 4 9 6 7 4

blossoms

yellow/green dyes

1

bark

orange-brown dye

4, 6

Sage Sambucus canadensis Elderberry S. mexicana Elderberry S. nigra Elder Sam bucus spp. Elderberry Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Santolina chamaecyparissus Santolina Saponaria officinalis Soapwort Sassafras albidum Sassafras Saxifraga cernua Nodding saxifrage S. hirculus var. propinqua Yellow marsh saxifrage S. oppositifolia Purple saxifrage S. tricuspidata Prickly saxifrage Scabiosa atmpurpurea Pincushion flower Scirpus acutus Bulrush S. lacustris S. lacustris occidentals Tule S. maritimus (S. robustus?) Bulrush S. paificus Bullrush S, robustus Bulrush S. tatora Tule Scirpus spp. Bulrush, tule Senecio aureus Golden ragwort S. cruentus Florist’s cineraria S. douglasii S. hybridus Florist’s cineraria S. jacobaea Ragwort S. triangularis Arrowleaf senecio

bark, leaves, berries berry, stems roots

dyes

13

dye

8

dye

8

dye

8

dye

7, 8

flowers

green dye

4

plants

green/brown dyes

1



basketry Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, design Calif. Indian basket design

5 9

Porno basket weft (scarce)

10

Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, foundation basketry

9



basketry Calif. Indian baskets dye

5 9 8

petals

green/blue dyes

4

stems, flowers, leaves petals

Navajo weaving green/blue dyes

11

flowers

yellow dye

4



green/yellow dyes

1

leaves, roots root

stems

— root, stem



9

5

4

53

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Scientific name/ common name Sequoia sempervirens Coastal redwood Sequoia spp. Redwood Sisymbrium altissimum Tumble mustard Smilax californica Greenbriar S. pseudochina Bull-brier Solarium spp. Nightshade Solidago biglovia Goldenrod S. canadensis Goldenrod Solidago spp. Goldenrod Sonchus oleraceous Sow-thistle

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

roots

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

bark

brown dye

4

plants

yellow/green/brown dyes

1

stems

Calif. Indian basket design

9



basketry

5

plants

yellow dye

4

plants

Navajo yellow dye

11



yellow dye

flowers

Hopi dye yellow/green dyes dye yellow/brown/green dyes

2 1 8 1

yellow dye

13

stems

Calif. Indian basket foundation

9



green dye

4

dye

8

stems

dye Calif. Indian basket dye

12 9

plants

Calif. Indian basket dye

9

berries

yellow dye

13



mordant green/yellow dyes

4 4

dye

6

plant

Navajo yellow dye

14

flowers

gold/green dyes dye yellow dye

plants

Spartium spp. Broom Sporobolus spp. (Epicampes rigens californica ?)

Grass Stachys spp. Hedg-mettle Stereocaulon alpinum Lichen

Stropharia ambigua Sueada diffusa (Suaeda suffrutescens?] Sea blight S. suffrutescens Sea blight Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Symplocos spp. Syringa spp. Purple lilac Tagetes erecta Marigolds Tagetes micrantha Bitterball Tagetes spp. Marigold Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Taraxacum officinaiis Dandelion Thalictrum polycarpum Meadow rue Thea sinensis Black tea



flowers, twigs

flowers

Source

6, 13

4, 13 8 13

roots plants

dye brown/yellow dyes dye yellow dye

6 1 8 4

leaves

dye

4

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Thelesperma gracilis Navajo tea T. megapotamicum T. subnudum Navaho tea Thermopsis montana False lupine Thuidium abietinum Moss Torreya californica California nutmeg Tragopogon pratensis Salsify Tricholoma rutilans Trifolium spp. Trefoil clover Triticum spp. Wheat Tsuga canadensis Hemlock T. caroliniania Southern hemlock T. giganta Hemlock T. heterophylla Western hemlock Tumion californicum (Torrya californica?) California nutmeg Typha angustifolia Cattail T. latifolia Cattail Ulex europaeus Gorse Umbellularia californica California laurel U. pustulata Rock tripe lichen Umbilicaria papulosa Lichen U. proboscidea Lichen U. vellea Rock tripe U. virginis Lichen Umbilicaria spp. Brown rock lichen Uncaria gambir Cutch Urceolaria calarea Lichen Urtica breweri Nettle



Plant part(s) used

Craft use

plants

Navajo orange dye

14

Hopi dye Hopi dye

2 2

yellow dye

1

dye

8

root

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

“plants

brown/yellow dyes

1

— plants

dye brown/yellow dyes

12 1



Papago baskets

3

bark bark

red/brown dye dye brown dye

6, 13 8 13



Indian baskets

5

bark

brown dye

13

roots

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

10

flowers

Pima basket warp Papago basket warp green/brown dye Calif. Indian basket warp, woof, design orange dye

fruit

green/brown dyes

4



red dye

13



red dye

8



dye

8



dye

8



dye

8



dye

4

leaves, twigs

imported brown dye

6



purple dye

8

bark

Calif. Indian basket woof

9

plants

leaves

55

Source

3

1 9 4

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Scientific name/ common name

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

Source

U. dioica

shoots

dye green dye dye

6 13 8

yellow dye purple dye

4 13 13

purple dye blue dye

8 8

dye

8

dye

8

leaves berries

brown/green/yellow dyes purple dye purple dye

1 13 8

leaves

yellow dye

1, 4

flowers

yellow dye

6

flowers

green dye

4

stems, roots

Calif. baskets Calif. Indian basket foundation, design

5 9

flowers

green dye

4

stems, roots

9

skins

Calif. Indian basket woof, warp blue dye

4

leaves fruit leaves

yellow dye purple dye Calif. Indian basket wrap

4 13 9

stem

Calif. Indian basket design

9

stem

Yurok basket weft Calif. Indian basket design green/brown dyes

10 9 1



blue dye

8



yellow dye blue dye yellow Indian dye; threatened

13 8 7

Nettle

Urtica spp. Nettle, Dwarf nettle Usnea barbata Old man’s beard lichen U. lirta Lichen Usnea spp. Vaccinium myrtilloides Velvetleaf blueberry V. uliginosum var. alpinum

Tundra bilberry V. vitis-idaea var. minus Lingonberry Vaccinium spp. Blueberry Variolaria orcina Lichen Verbascum thapsus Mullein Verbascum spp.

Mullein Vicia benghalensis Vetch Vilfa rigens Vilfa spp. (Epicampes rigens californica?) Grass Viola tricolor Pansy Vitis californica Wild grape V. lambruscana

Grape Vitis spp. Grape Washingtonia filifera Desert palm Woodwardia radicans (W. spinulosa?)

Giant fern W. spinulosa Giant chain fern Xanthium italicum Cocklebur Xanthoria elegans Red lichen X. parietina Yellow wall lichen Xanthorhiza spp. Yellow root Xerophyllum tenax Sourgrass

roots leaves

Yurok basket weft Calif. Indian basket design

10 5, 9

App. B—Sample Plant List: Plants Used in Crafts

Scientific name/ common name Yucca arborescens (Y. brevifolia?) Tree yucca Y. arizonica Y. angustifolia Y. baccata Wide-leaved soapweed Y. brevifolia Joshua tree Y. elata Y. glauca Narrow-leaved soapweed Y. mohavensis Spanish bayonet Yucca spp.

Plant part(s) used

Craft use

roots

Calif. Indian basket design

9

roots roots

Papago basket weft Hopi wool soap Navajo soap

3 2 14

roots

Panamint basket Calif. Indian basket design Papago basket weft Navajo soap yellow/green/brown dye Calif. Indian basket foundation Plains Indians baskets Hopi baskets Navajo yarn soap

5 9 3 14 1 9

— — leaves

— — roots

Soapweed



Zea mays Corn husk Purple Indian corn Z. mays amylacea Purple corn Zinnia elegans Zinnia Zostera spp.

corncob

Iroquois basket warp, weft Cayuses, Umatillas, Nez Perces, Wascos baskets purple dye Hopi dyes



dye



basketry

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