BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database

Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Common names: Saguaro
Species details (USDA): USDA CAGI7

Documented uses

96 uses documented
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit detail... (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, pages 40)
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Substitution Food detail... (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, pages 50)
Apache, San Carlos Food, Bread & Cake detail... (Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, pages 257)
Apache, San Carlos Food, Fruit detail... (Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, pages 257)
Apache, Western Food, Beverage detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Food, Bread & Cake detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Food, Dried Food detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Food, Fruit detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Food, Pie & Pudding detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Food, Porridge detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Other, Ceremonial Items detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Other, Containers detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, Western Other, Cooking Tools detail... (Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, pages 178)
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit detail... (Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., pages 156)
Apache, White Mountain Food, Preserves detail... (Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., pages 147)
Maricopa Food, Beverage detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, pages 204)
Papago Fiber, Basketry detail... (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, pages 53)
Papago Fiber, Building Material detail... (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, pages 53)
Papago Fiber, Building Material detail... (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, pages 53)
Papago Fiber, Building Material detail... (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, pages 66)
Papago Food, Beverage detail... (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, pages 26)
Papago Food, Beverage detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Bread & Cake detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Cooking Agent detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Dried Food detail... (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, pages 46)
Papago Food, Fodder detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Fruit detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 19)
Papago Food, Preserves detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 19)
Papago Food, Preserves detail... (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, pages 46)
Papago Food, Preserves detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Preserves detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 19)
Papago Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (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, pages 46)
Papago Food, Staple detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 19)
Papago Food, Staple detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Food, Staple detail... (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, pages 45)
Papago Food, Unspecified detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., pages 59)
Papago Food, Unspecified detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 19)
Papago Food, Unspecified detail... (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, pages 20)
Papago Other, Cooking Tools detail... (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, pages 23)
Papago Other, Hunting & Fishing Item detail... (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, pages 43)
Papago Other, Musical Instrument detail... (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, pages 68)
Papago Other, Season Indicator detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., pages 59)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 51)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 15)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 70)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 62)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 69)
Papago Other, Tools detail... (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, pages 53)
Papago and Pima Food, Candy detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, pages 17)
Papago and Pima Food, Fruit detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, pages 11)
Papago and Pima Food, Preserves detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, pages 17)
Papago and Pima Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, pages 11)
Papago and Pima Other, Tools detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1937, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest IV. The Aboriginal Utilization of the Tall Cacti in the American South, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5:1-48, pages 14)
Pima Drug, Gynecological Aid detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Drug, Orthopedic Aid detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Beverage detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Beverage detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Bread & Cake detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Dessert detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Dried Food detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Dried Food detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 20)
Pima Food, Fodder detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Fruit detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 20)
Pima Food, Fruit detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Porridge detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Porridge detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, pages 20)
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Staple detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Food, Substitution Food detail... (Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, pages 53)
Pima Food, Unspecified detail... (Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, pages 71)
Pima Other, Season Indicator detail... (Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., pages 59)
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Candy detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 6)
Pima, Gila River Food, Dried Food detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Porridge detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Preserves detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Preserves detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Sauce & Relish detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 4)
Pima, Gila River Food, Staple detail... (Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, pages 7)
Seri Fiber, Caulking Material detail... (Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, pages 136)
Seri Food, Fruit detail... (Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, pages 134)
Seri Food, Porridge detail... (Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, pages 134)
Seri Other, Tools detail... (Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, pages 136)
Southwest Indians Food, Fruit detail... (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, pages 15)
Southwest Indians Other, Containers detail... (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, pages 16)
Yavapai Food, Beverage detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)
Yavapai Food, Beverage detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)
Yavapai Food, Bread & Cake detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)
Yavapai Food, Dried Food detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)
Yavapai Food, Dried Food detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)
Yavapai Food, Fruit detail... (Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, pages 260)