Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana Yucca

Zuni - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78

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Scientific name: Yucca baccata Torr.
USDA symbol: YUBAB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Banana Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Leaves used to make cincture pads for supporting water vases upon the head.

RECRD: 32898 id: 43994

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