Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Alaska Cedar

Hesquiat - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 33

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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Bark softened with special oil and used for weaving capes and other clothing of head chiefs.

RECRD: 516 id: 9087

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