Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Other, Weapon

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 180

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Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Weapon
Notes: Timber used as the 'blade' of an executioner's device similar to the guillotine.

RECRD: 61159 id: 40974

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