Ustilaginaceae Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Ung.

Corn Smut

Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 100

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Scientific name: Ustilago zeae (Beckm.) Ung.
Common names: Corn Smut
Family: Ustilaginaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Black powder used as a ceremonial body paint.

RECRD: 41571 id: 41930

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