Pinaceae Pinus sp.

Pine

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23

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Scientific name: Pinus sp.
Common names: Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Gum mixed with gypsum and used as a white paste on the 'spirits of the fire' in the Fire Dance.

RECRD: 2639 id: 28164

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