Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Hopi - Dye, Mordant

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 356

View all documented uses for Rhus trilobata Nutt.

---

Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Mordant
Notes: Berries used as a mordant in dying wool and in the preparation of body paint.

RECRD: 21567 id: 33121

---