Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Other, Fasteners

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 175

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Scientific name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: PISI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Branches and roots made into pegs, dipped in pitch and used as nails to hold together bent boxes.

RECRD: 61113 id: 27180

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