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Comanche Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root used as a wash for sore eyes. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522 |
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Comanche Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Branches used to make bows. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522 |
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Kiowa Dye, Yellow Outer portion of the roots yielded a yellow dye. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23 |
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Kiowa Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used as the favorite material for the staff held by singer in the peyote ceremony. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23 |
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Kiowa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for making bows. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23 |
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Omaha Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
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Pawnee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
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Pima Dye, Unspecified Inner wood and large roots formerly used as dyes. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 83 |
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Pima Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Used to make bows. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 83 |
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Ponca Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows whenever obtainable. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
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Seminole Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make bows. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 467 |
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Tewa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. This plant grew outside Tewa country. It was considered to be better for making bows than any native wood. It was brought from the east by the Tewa, or obtained from the Comanche or other Eastern tribes. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 68 |