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Hesquiat Fiber, Basketry Bleached leaves used to make baskets. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 58 |
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Hesquiat Food, Dried Food Leaves, with herring eggs on it, dried for later use. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 58 |
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Hesquiat Other, Toys & Games Dried, curly leaves used by children to make wigs. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 58 |
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Kwakiutl Drug, Pediatric Aid Leaves placed in the bottom of child's cradle to make him grow strong. 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 274 |
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Kwakiutl Drug, Strengthener Leaves placed in the bottom of child's cradle to make him grow strong. 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 274 |
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Makah Fiber, Basketry White, sun bleached leaves used in basketry. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 328 |
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Makah Food, Unspecified Rhizomes chewed or eaten raw. Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 328 |
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Nitinaht Fiber, Basketry Leaves dried, split and used in basketry. 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 89 |
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Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Leaves used to trap herring spawn. 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 89 |