Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Douglas Fir

Karok - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379

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Scientific name: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
USDA symbol: PSMEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Douglas Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Soot from burned pitch rubbed into the punctures made in tattooing a girl's chin.

RECRD: 8444 id: 31274

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