Cyperaceae Carex barbarae Dewey

Santa Barbara Sedge

Maidu - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71

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Scientific name: Carex barbarae Dewey
USDA symbol: CABA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Santa Barbara Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Maidu
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Blades used as coil thread and overlay twine weft bases in the manufacture of baskets.

RECRD: 8655 id: 8059

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