Agavaceae Nolina sp.

Southwest Indians - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 60

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Scientific name: Nolina sp.
Common names:
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Southwest Indians
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Leaves used for making coarse forms of basketry.

RECRD: 40592 id: 24047

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