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Yellow dye weed, dalea emoryii (Leguminosae) and Dalea polyadenia
Image Not Available for Yellow dye weed, dalea emoryii (Leguminosae) and Dalea polyadenia
Object Number 77-36-10/12994
Display Title Yellow dye weed, dalea emoryii (Leguminosae) and Dalea polyadenia
Descriptions
Object Description Yellow dye weed, dalea emoryii (Leguminosae) and Dalea polyadenia. Dried plant (branches) steeped in water for a bright yellowish-brown dye; rue-like odor; used by Coahuila Indians to ornament their baskets by steeping rushes in dye.
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Coahuila
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Riverside County
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1877)

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