Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Tsimshian - Other, Ceremonial Items

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 317

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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: Tsimshian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Boughs used by shamans, hunters and fishers during preparatory and purification rituals.

RECRD: 61508 id: 27276

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