Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.

Sacahuista

Jemez - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25

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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: Jemez
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves woven together into baskets.

RECRD: 1875 id: 24027

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