Fagaceae Quercus sp.

Red Oak

Navajo - Other, Containers

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40

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Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Acorn shells used to hold medicine and a humming bird was made to sip from each shell.

RECRD: 2784 id: 32465

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