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Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Lummi Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make dishes and spoons.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Maidu Fiber, Basketry
Withes used as coarse twine warp and weft in the manufacture of baskets.
Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Maidu Fiber, Sewing Material
Withes used as coiling thread.
Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Makah Fiber, Basketry
Used to make baskets.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 285
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Nisqually Fiber, Building Material
Boughs used to cover temporary housing.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Nitinaht Fiber, Canoe Material
Hard, lightweight wood used to make paddles.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items
Hard, lightweight wood used to make masks and ceremonial rattles.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Nitinaht Other, Cooking Tools
Hard, lightweight wood used to make bowls.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 91
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Pomo Other, Toys & Games
Wood used to make dice for a gambling game.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Toys & Games
Branches used to make staves for a dice type gambling game.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 70
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Quinault Other, Fuel
Dead wood used for smoking salmon.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Saanich Food, Spice
Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified
Cambium eaten in small quantities with oil.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Salish, Coast Other, Fuel
Wood used as an excellent fuel.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Skagit Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Skagit, Upper Other, Containers
Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits.
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Snohomish Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Snohomish Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Squaxin Other, Containers
Leaves used to lay fish on while cleaning.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Swinomish Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make cradle boards.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools
Dead wood used for smoking salmon.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make dishes and spoons.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Drug, Tonic
Raw sap used as a tonic in the olden days.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material
Inner bark used to make scouring pads and sometimes for weaving bags and for temporary baskets.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Food, Sauce & Relish
Sap boiled to make a type of maple syrup.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Raw shoots used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Food, Vegetable
Sprouted seeds boiled and eaten as green vegetables. The sprouted seeds were generally bitter, but the young shoots were considered to be quite sweet and juicy.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Other, Containers
Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools
Inner bark used to make soapberry whippers. Children sometimes made miniature whisks which they used to whip the juice that was left after the dried soapberries were soaked. They made the juice with their whisks and then drank it.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used in pit cooking, to line the pit and interspersed between the layers of food. The leaves were also used between layers of fish in fish caches.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to line the containers used in making ripened salmon eggs. The maple leaves were used to line the basket and were placed in layers between the eggs. The eggs were generally prepared in a birch bark basket, placed in a hole in the ground lined with birch bark and left there until springtime when they were considered cooked.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make soapberry eating paddles.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Tlingit Other, Decorations
Wood used to make wood carvings.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Tolowa Fiber, Clothing
Bark fibers used to make women's skirts.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Tsimshian Other, Decorations
Wood used to make wood carvings.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Bigleaf Maple
USDA ACMA3
Wailaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Bark cut into one-inch bands, fastened together into a roll and used to catch deer.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Dried Food
Inner bark scrapings dried and kept for winter use.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sweetener
Inner bark boiled until sugar crystallizes out of it.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Wood burned as incense for making spiritual medicines.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Food, Candy
Sap boiled, added to animal hide shavings and eaten as a relished candy.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Food, Candy
Sap mixed with shavings from inner sides of animal hides and eaten as candy.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood burned during Sundance ceremonies.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make bowls.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Other, Fuel
Wood burned and used for cooking meat.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Cheyenne Other, Fuel
Wood used as firewood for cooking meat.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Dakota Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Dakota Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood made into charcoal and used for ceremonial painting and tattooing.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 101
Acer negundo L.
Boxelder
USDA ACNEN
Dakota Other, Decorations
Wood used to obtain charcoal for tattooing.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366