Moraceae Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

Osageorange

Kiowa - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23

View all documented uses for Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

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Scientific name: Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.
USDA symbol: MAPO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Osageorange
Family: Moraceae
Family (APG): Moraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood used as the favorite material for the staff held by singer in the peyote ceremony.

RECRD: 10799 id: 21741

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