TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS
Selected objects in museum collections to show the range and frequencies in the use of vegetable fibers, including geographical and chronological distributions.
The objects from the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum are all prehistoric. In other museums prehistoric objects are marked with an asterisk (*).
NumberObjectFiberALGONKIN50.2-4221AString from bowCannabis sativaCHEROKEE50.1-2141BasketCoarse material, Sabal palmetto; fine material, cotton50.1-9911Fish netAsclepias syriaca50.1-1901aMoccasinCorchorus capsularis, juteDELAWARE50-7191Burden strapFine cord, Linum usitatissimum; coarse cord, Asclepias syriaca50.1-1592Burden strapBoehmeria cylindrica50-7244Burden strapAsclepias syriaca50-7243Burden strapAsclepias syriaca50-7203Ceremonial wampumTilia americana50.1-1609Drum stringAsclepias syriaca50.1-1621RopeTilia americana50.1-1579Wampum stringBoehmeria cylindricaIROQUOIS50-6683Burden strapLight-colored string, Asclepias syriaca; dark-colored loose material, Sabal palmetto; dark-colored string, Tilia americana50-6682Burden strapLight-colored string, cotton; dark-colored string, Tilia americana50-6680Burden strapUlmus fulva50-6681Burden strapBrown cord, cotton; light-colored material, Laportea canadensis; dark-colored material, Tilia americana50-7221Burden strapApocynum androsaemifolium50-7401Burden strapApocynum cannabinum50.1-1800Burden strapCannabis sativa, hemp50.1-1954Pack frameCotton, palmetto, and Tilia americanaMATCHAPUNGA50.1-9911FishnetAsclepias syriacaMENOMINI50-9885Reed matTilia americana50.1-5880BagCotton50-9864BagSoft string, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana50-9871BagCotton50-9873BagCotton50-9867BagCotton50-9872BagCotton50-9866BagCotton50-4798BagCotton50-9877BagTilia americana50.1-6862BagTilia americana50-9880BagTilia americanaMICMAC50.1-7475Fish spearDark stiff cord, Boehmeria cylindrica; gray cord, Asclepias syriacaNANTICOKE50.2-601NettingApocynum cannabinum50.2-600NettingApocynum androsaemifoliumOJIBWAY50-6874aBowBoehmeria cylindrica50-4754Fish netSalix nigra50-4749Fish hook wrappingSalix nigra50-4748Spear wrappingLaportea canadensis50-5690Woven bagCotton50-4600Woven bagYellow threads, animal; gray threads, cottonPAMUNKEY50.1-9907NetCotton50.1-9906NetCotton50.1-9897NetCottonPOTAWATOMI50.1-7098BagTilia americana50.1-6895BagWhite cord, cotton; dark loose fiber, Tilia americana50.1-7091BagTilia americana50.1-6899BagCotton50.1-7096BagCotton and cedar50.1-6897BagCotton and animal50.1-7090BagCotton50.1-7095BagCotton and animalSAUK AND FOX50.1-2169BagTilia americana50-4886BagLight and dark, Asclepias syriaca50-3558BagCotton50-3550BagCotton50-2219BagCotton50.1-2168BagCotton50-4885BagAnimal50-3570Fiber for making bagsLaportea canadensis50-2204StringAsclepias tuberosaWINNEBAGO50.1-903BagRed fiber, Salix nigra50-7573BagBlue and red yarn, animal; gray, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana50-7531BagSoft cord, cotton; hard cord and loose fiber, Sabal palmetto50-7572BagWhite cord, cotton; loose fibers, Sabal palmetto50.1-906BagTilia americana50.1-907BagCotton and animal (wool?)50-7533BagCotton and animal50-7759BagCotton and animal50-784DBagLight-colored cord, Dirca palustris; dark-colored cord, Tilia americana50-7532BagLight cord, Tilia americana; dark-colored cord, Salix nigra50-7574BagStiff cords, Tilia americana; soft cords, Dirca palustris50.1-904BagCords, cotton; loose fibers, Tilia americana50-7760BagCotton and animal50-7763BagCotton and animal50-7843BagCotton and animal50.2-8024BagCotton50-7762BagCotton50.1-905BagSoft cord, cotton; hard cord, Sabal palmetto
NumberObjectFiberTribe or Location2-4694BagApocynum cannabinumSauk and Fox2-4966BagTilia americanaSauk and Fox2-7911BagUrtica gracilisSauk and Fox8-1136BagSalix nigraMenomini11-6232*BagEryngium yuccaefoliumArkansas11-7315*BagEryngium yuccaefoliumArkansas19-7125BagHierochloe odorata16-5208Burden strapJuglans nigraMohawk19-4550Burden strapUlmus americanaIroquois2-5294CordAsclepias syriacaKickapoo19-4632*CordBoehmeria cylindricaArkansas11-6179*CordAsclepias tuberosaArkansas11-7384*CordApocynum cannabinumArkansas11-7429*CordYucca arkansana and Asimina trilobaArkansas1-8551CordTillandsia usneoidesKoasati11-8575*CordAsimina trilobaArkansas19-4630*CordLaportea canadensisArkansas1-8672Saddle blanketTillandsia usneoidesKoasati19-8146Cord on a kettleApocynum androsaemifoliumIroquois11-6243*MatAsimina trilobaArkansas19-4635*MatDirca palustrisArkansas
NumberObjectFiber332-22BagAsimina triloba332-34CordEryngium yuccaefolium; Laportea canadensis332-42CordYucca filamentosa898-1CordAndropogon furcatus899-20CordAsclepias incarnata7FabricAsclepias pulchra125FabricUlmus fulva283FabricAsclepias pulchra; Urtica gracilis; Ulmus fulva332FabricAndropogon furcatus; Asimina triloba; Arundinaria tecta854FabricEryngium yuccaefolium957FabricEryngium yuccaefolium; Tilia americana; Asclepias incarnata; Apocynum cannabinum; Laportea canadensis1200FabricDirca palustris; Apocynum cannabinum1175MatArundinaria tecta332MoccasinNolina georgiana332-27MoccasinArundinaria tecta332-23NetAsclepias syriaca
NumberObjectFiber4570BagAsimina triloba4586BagTilia americana14619BagLinum usitatissimum23287BagAsimina triloba23447BagDirca palustris28116BagCannabis sativa30260BagLaportea canadensis33076FabricUrtica gracilis
NumberObjectFiberLe-5/V2*NettingAsclepias pulchraBh-15/V4NettingAsclepias pulchra
NumberObjectFiber16422*FiberAsimina triloba
NumberObjectFiberAE2963Burden strapTilia americanaAE 360Burden strapAsclepias syriaca
NumberObjectFiberH76CordZea mays; Boehmeria cylindricaM1911CordTilia americana11083CordAsclepias tuberosaM1905Wampum beltAsclepias tuberosaM1908Wampum beltAsclepias tuberosaM1912Wampum beltBoehmeria cylindricaM1913Wampum beltAsclepias syriacaM5932Wampum beltLinum usitatissimum
NumberObjectFiber132255*BagUrtica gracilis132254*FabricLaportea canadensis132252*Mat (reeds)Typha latifolia132252*CordEryngium yuccaefolium132253*FabricLaportea canadensis
NumberObjectFiberA4109CordUrtica gracilisA4127*FabricAsclepias tuberosaA5478FabricAsclepias tuberosaA5479BFabricTilia americana28328*FabricAsclepias tuberosa28390*FabricEryngium yuccaefolium56795FabricLaportea canadensis8232MoccasinEryngium yuccaefolium
Transcriber’s NoteVariant spelling is preserved as printed.Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.On page17, the common name for Eryngium yuccaefolium is omitted from the table ‘Fiber Plants as Identified.’ It is typically identified as button eryngo, button snake-root or rattlesnake master. The omission in the table is preserved as printed.On page21, there is nothing in the ‘Tribe or location’ column for the bag, 19-7125, in the table ‘Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.’On page22, there were no column labels on the tables from ‘University of Kentucky Museum’ onwards. For ease of reference, the transcriber has added column labels.
Transcriber’s Note
Variant spelling is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
On page17, the common name for Eryngium yuccaefolium is omitted from the table ‘Fiber Plants as Identified.’ It is typically identified as button eryngo, button snake-root or rattlesnake master. The omission in the table is preserved as printed.
On page21, there is nothing in the ‘Tribe or location’ column for the bag, 19-7125, in the table ‘Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.’
On page22, there were no column labels on the tables from ‘University of Kentucky Museum’ onwards. For ease of reference, the transcriber has added column labels.