Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Navajo - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60

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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: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Twigs painted white and used to decorate masks for the Fringe Mouths in the Night Chant.

RECRD: 2950 id: 33204

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