| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Yucca fiber and grass fiber used to make the earliest costume. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| 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 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Fiber and grass used to make sleeping mats. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Pith twisted with mountain grass and used to make mats for bedding and blankets. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Food, Forage Buds eaten by sheep. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Fiber used to string cakes baked for Fire God & attached to his right arm on 9th day of Night Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Leaf strips intertwined with sprigs of fir and used to make necklaces and wristbands for ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves used for ceremonial purposes. On the sixth day of the Mountain Chant Ceremony, before the couriers were sent on their way, a basin of water containing soap root was brought in, and after the medicine man had daubed the couriers with a little of the suds, they washed themselves from head to foot and cleaned their hair as well. The Lashing God in the Night Chant carried a ring of yucca leaves on his back and suspended from this by its roots was a complete plant of soapweed. He held in his hand yucca scourges which were made from the leaves taken from the east and west sides of the plant. For the yucca that hangs at his back, a specimen was selected whose roots stuck well out of the ground and was kicked out with the foot. Masks made of the leaves were also used in the Night Chant. In one of the dances of the last night of the Mountain Chant, yucca was made to grow from the root through buds and flowers to the ripe fruit. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Pitch used to cover bullroarers for some of the ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Roots, pollen and leaves used during many different ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Containers Wood tied to stalk with shallow holes and used at the hearth to hold a fireset. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Jewelry Leaves used to make bracelets worn by scouts. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Musical Instrument Folded leaves used as drumsticks to beat basket drums. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Protection Leaf juice mixed with powders and applied to shields. Yucca leaves were heated over a fire and the juice wrung out of them into an earthen vessel. The juice was then mixed with powders and applied to the shield with a pointed stick to make it live in the power of the sun, the serpent, the bear, the lightning and the rainbow. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Soap Roots used to wash wool and hides. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Soap Suds and ashes used to wash new born babies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Soap Used for cleansing purposes. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 32 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Tools Used to make a brush to apply colored clays to pottery. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Toys & Games Fiber used to make a ring for a game similar to 'ring toss.' Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Toys & Games Leaves made into a ball and used to play 'shooting the yucca.' 'Shooting the yucca' was a Navajo game played with a ball made of bark and wound with yucca leaves which had been previously placed in hot ashes to make them flexible. A stick of scrub oak was attached to this by a yucca cord, to give momentum to the light ball. The ball was thrown into the air and the archers discharged their arrows at it as soon as it was drawn downward by the weight of the stick. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Navajo Other, Waterproofing Agent Leaf pitch used for waterproofing baskets. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Papago Food, Staple Fruits dried and used as a staple food. 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 45 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Yavapai Food, Fruit Boiled fruit used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |
| Yucca sp. Yucca |
Yavapai Food, Unspecified Flower stalk picked before blooming, roasted in fire and used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache Fiber, Basketry Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets. 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 35 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache Food, Beverage Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice drunk. 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 18 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache Food, Bread & Cake Fruit roasted, pulp made into cakes and stored. 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 18 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache Food, Sauce & Relish Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice poured over cakes. 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 18 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache Other, Designs Roots used to produce a red pattern in baskets. 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 35 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Fruit pulp ground, made into large cakes and stored indefinitely. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 39 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Fruit roasted, split, seeds removed and pulp ground into large cakes. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 39 |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer Torrey's Yucca USDA YUTO |
Southwest Indians Food, Fruit Fruits eaten occasionally. 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 63 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Cahuilla Food, Bread & Cake Roasted stalks dried, ground and mixed with water to make cakes. 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 whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Flowers and stalks sun dried and preserved. 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 whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Less mature flowers parboiled and very mature flowers boiled three times with salt and eaten. 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 whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Sliced stalks parboiled and cooked like squash. 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 whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Diegueno Fiber, Basketry Leaf fibers used as the foundation for the beginning of a coiled basket. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 17 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Diegueno Fiber, Furniture Leaf fibers used to make lattice work cradle on a frame of scrub oak. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 45 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Diegueno Food, Unspecified Blossoms picked before opening in the spring, boiled twice and eaten. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 45 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Diegueno Food, Unspecified Young stalk peeled, roasted and eaten in the spring. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 45 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Blossoms cooked in water and used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 195 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Plant head roasted in an earth oven and formerly used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 195 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Roasted stalks used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 195 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Mahuna Dye, White Pods used for bleaching buckskin fiber a pure white. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 58 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Mahuna Fiber, Basketry Pods used for basketry. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 58 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Mahuna Food, Sauce & Relish Stalks pit roasted and used to make a syrup. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 58 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Mahuna Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten as food. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 58 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Stalks used extensively for food. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15 |
| Yucca whipplei Torr. Chaparral Yucca USDA YUWHW |
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Stalks used for food in late winter and early spring. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 11 |