USE OF PLANTS IN BASKETRY 



Chrysothamnus higelovii (A. Gray) Greene. Rabbit Brush. 



Carduace^. TMstle family. 

 Ha'Jcoha lup'tsine, 'wliite leaf yellow' (}ui<ha'li,le&i; l-o'hanna, 

 white; lup'tsini, 3'ellow). Named for tlio silvery leaf and 

 yellow blossom. 

 The stems of .tliis plant are worked into baskets. The outer bark 

 is removed and the stems are covered with damp sand to render 

 them more pUable. The stems are oftei\ dyed and some of the 

 completed baskets are decorated in color. 



Parryella filifolia Torr. & Gray. Fabace^. Pea fanuly. 

 Ma'tsuU. 

 This plant is in common use for weaving into l)askets. Its fra- 

 grance is especially pleasing to the Zuni. 



Rhus trilohata Nutt. Sumac. Axacardiace.^. Sumac family. 



Ko'se o'tsi, 'biting man' (h)'isi, biting: o'tsi, man: referring to 



the male ])lant). So named because the stems are pungent 



or "biting to the tongue." 



The stems with the bark removed are used in making the fine 



"Apache" and other baskets. The bark-covered stems are employed 



to form the patterns in the weave. 



Salix irrorata Anders. Willow. Salicace^. WiUow family. 

 Baskets are made from the more slender switches. Willows M'ere 

 in general use for lilUng in between the house-rafters until witliin 

 more recent years. 



Sporoholus sfricfus iScnhn.)MeTT\\\. Drop Seed Grass. Poace.*:. 



Grass fanuly. 

 Bi'shileawe. 

 The grass is divided into bunches, wliich are fastened together and 

 made into mats for covering hatchways and other openings in houses. 

 Arranged in the manner described, this material is used to constnict 

 shelters in or near the distant fields. 



Yucca haccata Torr. Datil. Liliace^. LUy family. 

 Ho'lclapa, 'long leaf wide.' 

 Winnowing baskets are made by interlacing ribboned leaves. 

 These baskets or trays are used for a variety of other purposes. 

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