Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.

Sacahuista

Apache, Mescalero - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 51

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Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Grass woven into trays and used for processing datil and mescal.

RECRD: 45759 id: 24005

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