Cucurbitaceae Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Bottle Gourd

Hopi - Other, Musical Instrument

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

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Scientific name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
USDA symbol: LASI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bottle Gourd
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Musical Instrument
Notes: Used as trumpets or megaphones to represent the bellowing of the plumed serpent in ceremonies.

RECRD: 41524 id: 19421

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