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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood and inner bark used for shamanistic or other ceremonial activities.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Containers
Inner bark used to make boxes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Containers
Wood used to make containers.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make sticks to dry oolichans and made into barbecue racks for salmon and other fish.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Decorations
Inner bark used to make masks.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Decorations
Wood used for carving.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Fuel
Wood used as kindling.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Boughs used to gather herring roe.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches used to gather herring roe.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make arrows.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Musical Instrument
Wood made into whistles or trumpets & used to announce the dances in the tsaika & glualaxa series.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Tools
Wood used to make implements.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Paiute Other, Musical Instrument
Wood used for drum frames.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 46
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of green bark juice used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Basketry
Roots split and used to make baskets.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Building Material
Bark used to make wigwams, summer houses and hunting lodges.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Building Material
Used for house construction.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Canoe Material
Used to make dugout canoes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Clothing
Bark inner fibers formerly used to make clothing.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Clothing
Bark used to make an overcoat for fishing in stormy weather.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark shredded and used to make skirts.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Clothing
Used to make the lining and head bands of rain hats.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Cordage
Twigs and roots twisted and used as ropes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark used to line cradles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Fiber, Other
Twigs used for drying the body after a bath.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Containers
Bark cut into strips and used for storage of string dried clams and smelts.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make dishes, ladles and spoons.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Limbs used for towing dead whales out of the water.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Lighting
Inner bark used as lampwicks in oil lamps.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 57
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Musical Instrument
Small limbs strung with pecten shells and used as dance rattles.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quileute Other, Tools
Used to make the spindle for spinning mountain-goat wool.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for venereal disease sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of seeds and twigs taken for fevers.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of bark and twigs taken for kidney trouble.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for venereal disease sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Fiber, Basketry
Limbs used for openwork baskets.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Fiber, Clothing
Used to make the lining and head bands of rain hats.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Fiber, Sewing Material
Roots used to sew the corners of wooden boxes.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Limbs used for towing dead whales out of the water.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Quinault Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Limbs used for weaving with vine maple sticks to make fish weirs.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Saanich Other, Ceremonial Items
Boughs used to vigorously scrub the body for purity while bathing.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Saanich Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots woven with gooseberry and wild rose roots to make reef nets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark beaten to separate the fibers and used to make baskets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Wood used to make combs.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Building Material
Wood used to make houses.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoes, paddles and canoe bailers.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark beaten to separate the fibers and used for covering drummers' hands in winter dances.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark beaten to separate the fibers and used to make hats, diapers, work aprons and clothing.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Cordage
Young, slender branches used to make ropes.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Salish, Coast Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make cradles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71