Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.

Crookneck Squash

Hopi - Other, Musical Instrument

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 93

View all documented uses for Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.

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Scientific name: Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.
USDA symbol: CUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crookneck Squash
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Musical Instrument
Notes: Shell dried and used as a sounding board for musical rasps.

RECRD: 41516 id: 11674

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