Moraceae Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

Osageorange

Tewa - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 68

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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: Tewa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make bows. This plant grew outside Tewa country. It was considered to be better for making bows than any native wood. It was brought from the east by the Tewa, or obtained from the Comanche or other Eastern tribes.

RECRD: 41964 id: 21749

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