Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Fresh squash, either whole or in pieces, roasted in ashes and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Other, Ceremonial Items Gourds worn in phallic dances symbolizing fructification or made into ceremonial rattles. The gourd rattles were used in ceremonies for both anthropic and zooic worship. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Other, Containers Gourds made into receptacles for storing precious articles. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88 |
Cucurbita pepo L. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEP |
Zuni Other, Cooking Tools Gourds made into cups, ladles and dippers and put to various uses. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67 |
Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Alef. Field Pumpkin USDA CUPEM |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Squash cut into strips or rings and dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 65 |