Fagaceae Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
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Quercus sp.
Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Concave hole in wood used as a die to make metallic hemispheres for beads and sunflower blossoms.
RECRD: 2790 id: 32467