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Some notes on uses of plants by the Comanche Indians

Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters • 25 • Published In 1939 • Pages: 517-542

By: Carlson, Gustav G., Jones, Volney H. (Volney Hurt).

Abstract
This is a study of plant material collected by Carlson during the summer of 1933 while a fellow of the Laboratory of Anthropology of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The findings are summarized in a long table, while the text elucidates the table and gives comparisons with other Indian groups in North America. The basic uses of the plants were for food and medicine.
Subjects
Ethnobotany
Diet
Pharmaceuticals
Medical therapy
culture
Comanche
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Ethnobotanist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959
Field Date
1933
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
Gustav G. Carlson and Volney H. Jones
Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-542)
LCCN
23011028
LCSH
Comanche Indians