Pedaliaceae Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

Ram's Horn

Papago - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
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 57

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Scientific name: Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting
USDA symbol: PRLOF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ram's Horn
Family: Pedaliaceae
Family (APG): Martyniaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Pods softened with lye and water, split, bent and used as sewing withes in coiled basketry.

RECRD: 43639 id: 29897

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