Fagaceae Quercus sp.

Red Oak

Navajo - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40

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Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Twigs used as the framework of a temporary carrying basket. A temporary carrying basket was made of two staves or bows of oak twigs crossed in the center and brought upwards to the hoop. This framework was then covered with sheep or goatskin. These carrying baskets were usually made in the field for carrying yucca fruits.

RECRD: 2785 id: 32458

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