| Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple USDA ACGLG2 |
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear Branches used whenever obtainable to make snowshoe frames. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 146 |
| Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple USDA ACGLG2 |
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear Twigs used to make snowshoe frames. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 500 |
| Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple USDA ACGLG2 |
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear Wood used for making snowshoes. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
| Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple USDA ACGLG2 |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for making bows. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
| Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple USDA ACGLG2 |
Yurok Other, Toys & Games Fruit used to play with. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Gitksan Fiber, Basketry Inner bark used to make baskets. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 153 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Gitksan Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Inner bark used to make mats. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 153 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Haisla Other, Ceremonial Items Wood made into rattles and used by shamans. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber, Snow Gear Wood used to make snowshoes. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make frontispieces for chief's masks. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make spoons. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Tools Wood used to make axe handles. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Hanaksiala Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make the skulls for the shamanistic costumes. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 209 |
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Douglas Maple USDA ACGLD4 |
Oweekeno Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make spoons. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 82 |
| Acer glabrum var. neomexicanum (Greene) Kearney & Peebles New Mexico Maple USDA ACGLN2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sweetener Sap collected and boiled to obtain syrup and sugar. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Limbs used for house construction and considered good firewood. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 29 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Cahuilla Other, Fuel Limbs used for house construction and considered good firewood. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 29 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Chehalis Other, Cooking Tools Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Clallam Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Clallam Food, Dried Food Sap eaten dried. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Clallam Food, Unspecified Sap eaten fresh. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 197 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Concow Fiber, Basketry Inner bark used in spring to make baskets. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Concow Fiber, Clothing Bark used to make crude dresses. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Costanoan Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Cowichan Food, Spice Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Cowichan Other, Cooking Tools Large leaves used for lining baskets, wrapping fish and placing on berry drying racks. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Cowlitz Fiber, Cordage Bark used to make rope and tumplines. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Haida Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Hesquiat Other, Toys & Games White wood used to make rattles. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Karok Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves made into mats and used to cover the layers of dried salmon stored for the winter in baskets. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Karok Other, Containers Leaves placed under and between layers of the bulbs while cooking in the earth oven. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Karok Other, Cooking Tools Wood made into the paddle used for stirring the food in the cooking baskets. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Karok Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to made acorn paddles. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Klallam Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Klallam Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Sticky, bud gum and oil used as a hair tonic. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 275 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to carve masks. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to carve dishes and spoons. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Musical Instrument Wood used to carve rattles. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 296 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Lummi Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make cradle boards. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Lummi Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Lummi Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make dishes and spoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Maidu Fiber, Basketry Withes used as coarse twine warp and weft in the manufacture of baskets. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Maidu Fiber, Sewing Material Withes used as coiling thread. Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Makah Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 285 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Nisqually Fiber, Building Material Boughs used to cover temporary housing. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Nitinaht Fiber, Canoe Material Hard, lightweight wood used to make paddles. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items Hard, lightweight wood used to make masks and ceremonial rattles. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Nitinaht Other, Cooking Tools Hard, lightweight wood used to make bowls. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Pomo Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make dice for a gambling game. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |