Agavaceae Agave palmeri Engelm.

Palmer's Century Plant

Apache, Western - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169

View all documented uses for Agave palmeri Engelm.

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Scientific name: Agave palmeri Engelm.
USDA symbol: AGPA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Palmer's Century Plant
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Juice covering pit stones after baking used to paint stripes on buckskin.

RECRD: 40723 id: 1795

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