| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Yavapai Food, Unspecified Flower stalks gathered before blossoming, roasted in fire and prepared for use. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 16 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Yavapai Other, Soap Root, stem and leaves pounded and worked in water to form lather for washing hair and body. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 56 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Basketry Interlaced leaves used to make baskets. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 81 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Basketry Split leaves used to make winnowing baskets, baskets for serving food & for transporting materials. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Clothing Leaf fibers used in weaving fabrics. The leaves were folded about four inches in length and tied with a fragment of the leaf. These folds were boiled with a small quantity of cedar ashes. When sufficiently cooked, the leaves were placed in a bowl or basket and cooled. When the leaves were cooled, youths and young women peeled off the epidermis, and chewed the leaves starting at one end and progressing to the other. After chewing the leaves, the fibers were separated, straightened out, tied with fiber strings and hung in an inner room to dry. When required for weaving, the fibers were soaked in water to soften them. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Clothing Leaves boiled, chewed and fiber woven into skirts and kilts. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 45 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Cordage Leaf fibers made into cords used to tie prayer plume offerings together & for other ceremonial uses. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Cordage Leaves boiled, chewed and made into a double-stranded cord. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 40 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Cordage Split leaves used in place of cords or rope. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Dried leaves split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 47 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves split and plaited into mats to cover various vessels. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 36 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Split leaves plaited into mats for covering hatchways, grain vases and other vessels. The leaves are also used for making pads for supporting water vases upon the head. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh or boiled, cooled and the skin peeled off with a knife. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 72 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Fruit Fruits pared and eaten raw or boiled and skinned. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 54 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Preserves Flesh cooked, made into pats, sun dried and eaten as a conserve. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 54 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Preserves Fruit made into conserves and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 72 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Sauce & Relish Flesh cooked, made into pats, sun dried and mixed with water to form a syrup. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 54 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Food, Sweetener Fruit made into conserves and used as a sweetener before the introduction of coffee and sugar. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 72 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Narrow leaf bands worn around the head by personators of anthropic gods. The personators of anthropic gods adorned their wrists and ankles with yucca ribbons and the novitiate into the medicine order of a secret fraternity had his or her wrists adorned with them also. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used ceremonially for a great variety of purposes. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Other, Soap Roots pounded, made into suds in cold water and used for washing. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 55 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Zuni Other, Tools Leaves used to make cincture pads for supporting water vases upon the head. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 78 |