Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Quileute - Other, Musical Instrument

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19

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Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Quileute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Musical Instrument
Notes: Small limbs strung with pecten shells and used as dance rattles.

RECRD: 42189 id: 40205

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