| Vitis californica Benth. California Wild Grape USDA VICA5 |
Pomo Fiber, Cordage Vines used to make withes to tie things when hunting or traveling. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
| Vitis californica Benth. California Wild Grape USDA VICA5 |
Pomo Fiber, Cordage Vines used to tie western service berry thatch in place on the winter house. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
| Vitis californica Benth. California Wild Grape USDA VICA5 |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Cordage Vine made a very strong cord used to tie bundles and for lashing. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 51 |
| Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. Narrowleaf Yucca USDA YUANA2 |
Apache Fiber, Cordage Leaves split and used as string. 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 angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. Narrowleaf Yucca USDA YUANA2 |
Southwest Indians Fiber, Cordage Leaves used to make strings. 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 37 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Apache Fiber, Cordage Leaves split and used as string. 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 |
Apache, Mescalero Fiber, Cordage Leaves used to make twine or rope. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 33 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Apache, Western Fiber, Cordage Leaves split and sections tied together by square knots to make cordage. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Apache, White Mountain Fiber, Cordage Leaves used to make string. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Havasupai Fiber, Cordage Leaf fiber braided into ropes. The leaves contained a good fiber. The terminal spine and a section of the back of the leaf were removed and pounded to free this fiber from the fleshy portion of the leaf. The fiber was often braided into rope, three to six ply, from twelve to thirty feet long that were used for many purposes, including handling horses. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 212 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Hualapai Fiber, Cordage Stems used to make rope. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 39 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Isleta Fiber, Cordage Fibers used to make cords and ropes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Keres, Western Fiber, Cordage Leaf fibers used to make ropes. Leaves were pounded between stones to separate the fibers which were used for ropes. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Cordage Leaf fiber made into string or rope and used for temporary or emergency purposes. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Papago Fiber, Cordage Leaves split and used as tying material. 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 |
Pima Fiber, Cordage Leaf fiber used to make cords or ropes. 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 |
Southwest Indians Fiber, Cordage Split leaves or fibers used as tying material. 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 39 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Tewa Fiber, Cordage Fleshy leaves boiled, chewed and the fibers twisted into cord and rope. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 50 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Yavapai Fiber, Cordage Leaf fiber used to tie grass stems of mescal to make a brush. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 259 |
| 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 brevifolia Engelm. Joshua Tree USDA YUBAB2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Fibers used to make nets. 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 150 |
| Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. Soaptree Yucca USDA YUELE |
Apache, Western Fiber, Cordage Leaves used to make cordage. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 182 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Apache, White Mountain Fiber, Cordage Leaves used to make 'moccasin strings' and cords. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 147 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Dakota Fiber, Cordage Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Isleta Fiber, Cordage Fibers used to make cords and ropes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Keres, Western Fiber, Cordage Crushed leaf fibers twisted and used for ropes. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Cordage Fiber made into string to tie hoops, prayer sticks, chant arrows and other ceremonial equipment. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 21 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Omaha Fiber, Cordage Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Papago Fiber, Cordage Leaves split into strands, made into cords and used for tying up bundles of material. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 61 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Pawnee Fiber, Cordage Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Ponca Fiber, Cordage Leaves macerated to clear the fibers and with the sharp leaf points attached, twined into thread. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Southwest Indians Fiber, Cordage Split leaves or fibers used as tying material. 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 39 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Tewa Fiber, Cordage Fibrous leaves split into narrow strips and used for tying material. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Cordage Leaves soaked in water to soften them and made into rope by knotting them together. The fibers of the leaves were separated and lengthened for making a coarse cord. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 79 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Fiber used to make bowstrings, netting and strings for shell money. 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 150 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Cordage Fiber used to tie butt and tip of corn husks filled with dough. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Cordage Strands used to tie rolled skins into a rabbit skin blanket. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |