TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS
Reading edition
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 (*).
American Museum of Natural History
Number Object Fiber
ALGONKIN
50.2-4221A String from bow Cannabis sativa
CHEROKEE
50.1-2141 Basket Coarse material, Sabal palmetto; fine material, cotton
50.1-9911 Fish net Asclepias syriaca
50.1-1901a Moccasin Corchorus capsularis, jute
DELAWARE
50-7191 Burden strap Fine cord, Linum usitatissimum; coarse cord, Asclepias syriaca
50.1-1592 Burden strap Boehmeria cylindrica
50-7244 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
50-7243 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
50-7203 Ceremonial wampum Tilia americana
50.1-1609 Drum string Asclepias syriaca
50.1-1621 Rope Tilia americana
50.1-1579 Wampum string Boehmeria cylindrica
IROQUOIS
50-6683 Burden strap Light-colored string, Asclepias syriaca; dark-colored loose material, Sabal palmetto; dark-colored string, Tilia americana
50-6682 Burden strap Light-colored string, cotton; dark-colored string, Tilia americana
50-6680 Burden strap Ulmus fulva
50-6681 Burden strap Brown cord, cotton; light-colored material, Laportea canadensis; dark-colored material, Tilia americana
50-7221 Burden strap Apocynum androsaemifolium
50-7401 Burden strap Apocynum cannabinum
50.1-1800 Burden strap Cannabis sativa, hemp
50.1-1954 Pack frame Cotton, palmetto, and Tilia americana
MATCHAPUNGA
50.1-9911 Fishnet Asclepias syriaca
MENOMINI
50-9885 Reed mat Tilia americana
50.1-5880 Bag Cotton
50-9864 Bag Soft string, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana
50-9871 Bag Cotton
50-9873 Bag Cotton
50-9867 Bag Cotton
50-9872 Bag Cotton
50-9866 Bag Cotton
50-4798 Bag Cotton
50-9877 Bag Tilia americana
50.1-6862 Bag Tilia americana
50-9880 Bag Tilia americana
MICMAC
50.1-7475 Fish spear Dark stiff cord, Boehmeria cylindrica; gray cord, Asclepias syriaca
NANTICOKE
50.2-601 Netting Apocynum cannabinum
50.2-600 Netting Apocynum androsaemifolium
OJIBWAY
50-6874a Bow Boehmeria cylindrica
50-4754 Fish net Salix nigra
50-4749 Fish hook wrapping Salix nigra
50-4748 Spear wrapping Laportea canadensis
50-5690 Woven bag Cotton
50-4600 Woven bag Yellow threads, animal; gray threads, cotton
PAMUNKEY
50.1-9907 Net Cotton
50.1-9906 Net Cotton
50.1-9897 Net Cotton
POTAWATOMI
50.1-7098 Bag Tilia americana
50.1-6895 Bag White cord, cotton; dark loose fiber, Tilia americana
50.1-7091 Bag Tilia americana
50.1-6899 Bag Cotton
50.1-7096 Bag Cotton and cedar
50.1-6897 Bag Cotton and animal
50.1-7090 Bag Cotton
50.1-7095 Bag Cotton and animal
SAUK AND FOX
50.1-2169 Bag Tilia americana
50-4886 Bag Light and dark, Asclepias syriaca
50-3558 Bag Cotton
50-3550 Bag Cotton
50-2219 Bag Cotton
50.1-2168 Bag Cotton
50-4885 Bag Animal
50-3570 Fiber for making bags Laportea canadensis
50-2204 String Asclepias tuberosa
WINNEBAGO
50.1-903 Bag Red fiber, Salix nigra
50-7573 Bag Blue and red yarn, animal; gray, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana
50-7531 Bag Soft cord, cotton; hard cord and loose fiber, Sabal palmetto
50-7572 Bag White cord, cotton; loose fibers, Sabal palmetto
50.1-906 Bag Tilia americana
50.1-907 Bag Cotton and animal (wool?)
50-7533 Bag Cotton and animal
50-7759 Bag Cotton and animal
50-784D Bag Light-colored cord, Dirca palustris; dark-colored cord, Tilia americana
50-7532 Bag Light cord, Tilia americana; dark-colored cord, Salix nigra
50-7574 Bag Stiff cords, Tilia americana; soft cords, Dirca palustris
50.1-904 Bag Cords, cotton; loose fibers, Tilia americana
50-7760 Bag Cotton and animal
50-7763 Bag Cotton and animal
50-7843 Bag Cotton and animal
50.2-8024 Bag Cotton
50-7762 Bag Cotton
50.1-905 Bag Soft cord, cotton; hard cord, Sabal palmetto
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Number Object Fiber Tribe or Location
2-4694 Bag Apocynum cannabinum Sauk and Fox
2-4966 Bag Tilia americana Sauk and Fox
2-7911 Bag Urtica gracilis Sauk and Fox
8-1136 Bag Salix nigra Menomini
11-6232* Bag Eryngium yuccaefolium Arkansas
11-7315* Bag Eryngium yuccaefolium Arkansas
19-7125 Bag Hierochloe odorata
16-5208 Burden strap Juglans nigra Mohawk
19-4550 Burden strap Ulmus americana Iroquois
2-5294 Cord Asclepias syriaca Kickapoo
19-4632* Cord Boehmeria cylindrica Arkansas
11-6179* Cord Asclepias tuberosa Arkansas
11-7384* Cord Apocynum cannabinum Arkansas
11-7429* Cord Yucca arkansana and Asimina triloba Arkansas
1-8551 Cord Tillandsia usneoides Koasati
11-8575* Cord Asimina triloba Arkansas
19-4630* Cord Laportea canadensis Arkansas
1-8672 Saddle blanket Tillandsia usneoides Koasati
19-8146 Cord on a kettle Apocynum androsaemifolium Iroquois
11-6243* Mat Asimina triloba Arkansas
19-4635* Mat Dirca palustris Arkansas
Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum
Number Object Fiber
332-22 Bag Asimina triloba
332-34 Cord Eryngium yuccaefolium; Laportea canadensis
332-42 Cord Yucca filamentosa
898-1 Cord Andropogon furcatus
899-20 Cord Asclepias incarnata
7 Fabric Asclepias pulchra
125 Fabric Ulmus fulva
283 Fabric Asclepias pulchra; Urtica gracilis; Ulmus fulva
332 Fabric Andropogon furcatus; Asimina triloba; Arundinaria tecta
854 Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium
957 Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium; Tilia americana; Asclepias incarnata; Apocynum cannabinum; Laportea canadensis
1200 Fabric Dirca palustris; Apocynum cannabinum
1175 Mat Arundinaria tecta
332 Moccasin Nolina georgiana
332-27 Moccasin Arundinaria tecta
332-23 Net Asclepias syriaca
Milwaukee Public Museum
Number Object Fiber
4570 Bag Asimina triloba
4586 Bag Tilia americana
14619 Bag Linum usitatissimum
23287 Bag Asimina triloba
23447 Bag Dirca palustris
28116 Bag Cannabis sativa
30260 Bag Laportea canadensis
33076 Fabric Urtica gracilis
University of Kentucky Museum
Number Object Fiber
Le-5/V2* Netting Asclepias pulchra
Bh-15/V4 Netting Asclepias pulchra
University of Wisconsin Museum
Number Object Fiber
16422* Fiber Asimina triloba
Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
Number Object Fiber
AE2963 Burden strap Tilia americana
AE 360 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
McGill University Archaeological Museum
Number Object Fiber
H76 Cord Zea mays; Boehmeria cylindrica
M1911 Cord Tilia americana
11083 Cord Asclepias tuberosa
M1905 Wampum belt Asclepias tuberosa
M1908 Wampum belt Asclepias tuberosa
M1912 Wampum belt Boehmeria cylindrica
M1913 Wampum belt Asclepias syriaca
M5932 Wampum belt Linum usitatissimum
United States National Museum
Number Object Fiber
132255* Bag Urtica gracilis
132254* Fabric Laportea canadensis
132252* Mat (reeds) Typha latifolia
132252* Cord Eryngium yuccaefolium
132253* Fabric Laportea canadensis
Peabody Museum, Harvard University
Number Object Fiber
A4109 Cord Urtica gracilis
A4127* Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
A5478 Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
A5479B Fabric Tilia americana
28328* Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
28390* Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium
56795 Fabric Laportea canadensis
8232 Moccasin Eryngium yuccaefolium
Transcriber’s Note
Variant spelling is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
On page 17, 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 page 21, 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 page 22, there were no column labels on the tables from ‘University of Kentucky Museum’ onwards. For ease of reference, the transcriber has added column labels.