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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0442-0010   CAS 0442-0010; Dye plant and yarn samples (17)
Category Textiles; Raw Materials
Object Name Dye plant and yarn samples (17)
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wild black walnut; Canaigre (Rumex hymenosepalus); Felty groundsel (Senecio flaccidus); Wild four-o’clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea); Holly (Ilex spp.); Horsement; Indian paintbrush (Castilleja spp.); Juniper (Juniperus spp.); One-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma); Mormon tea (Ephedra spp.); Wild mountain celery; Mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus spp.); Yellow mustard flower; Wool yarn
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.1 (card), Thickness = 0.1 (card), Length = 15.4 (card)