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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.

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