Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Maidu - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Maidu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Roots used as the overlay twine warps and overlay twine weft bases in the manufacture of baskets.

RECRD: 8660 id: 27971

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