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Show were boiled and the gelatinous material scrapped out to cure infections from insect bites. Other Uses by Utes: Callaway et al. ( 1986: 347) indicated that pottery used to be made with a vegetable temper of prickly pear leaves and juice. A different variety of cactus, called / mana= pi/, was listed by Smith ( 1974a: 273) as being used for tattooing. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: According to Vogel ( 1970: 74), many of the southern tribes of North America used the prickly pear for both medicinal and food purposes. Train et al. ( 1974: 108) report that the Paiutes used the pulp of the plant as a dressing for wounds and the needles for warts. Chamberlin ( 1911: 375) also indicates that the Gosiutes used the prickly pear cactus for food. A. 5.11 & age ( Artemisia tridentata or Artemisia ludoviciana, Asteraceae): One Ute name for sage is " sah wuV," ( Wardle 1969: 12), and a name for the sweet sage plant is " so'uv be'a" ( 1.4). Reported Location: Sage is commonly found in the Uinta Basin, with tridentata being an upland plant, rarely near water, and ludoviciana widespread in all plant communities including wet meadows and irrigated fields. Both are found in many plant communities, from 4,700 to 8,000 feet for tridentata and 4,800 to 9,400 feet for ludoviciana ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 42- 3). ECOTONE lists A. tridentata ( 1995: A- 1, A- 4, A- 8, A- 12, A- 16, A- 20, A- 22) as a shrub and the A. ludoviciana ( 1995: A- 2, A- 5, A- 9, A- 13, A- 17, A- 23, A- 29, A- 33) as a broadleafed flowering plant, both in many environments on the reservation. Sage for ceremonial purposes was identified by one Ute consultant as located in Whiterocks Canyon ( 1.2), and it was also noted elsewhere including the Uinta ( 4.2) and Yellowstone canyons ( 4.3). Ute Medicinal and Ritual Uses: M. Harris ( Oral History, American West Center 1969) noted that sagebrush seeds were used medicinally by the Ute, and Chamberlin ( 1909a: 32) indicated that the tridentata variety was used as a medicine. Ute consultants ( 1.1; 2.1; 4.2) mentioned that sagebrush was used to make teas for sore throats, colds and flu, and to thin blood. It is also reported as a " life giving," purification plant in ceremonies, including the Sun Dance, sweats, and Native American Church meetings ( 4.2) Other Uses by Utes: C. Chapoose ( Oral History, American West Center, No. 1 1960) described how sagebrush bark was used in the making of buckskin clothing because it was not as brittle as other types of bark. Smith ( 1974a: 67, 70- 2, 140) indicated that sagebrush bark was woven for skirts, shirts, leggings, blankets, and storage sacks. It was also used for tinder in fire starting ( Lowie 1924: 222). Jones ( 1955: 215) reported that sagebrush was used for building shelters. Sagebrush was also chewed and put on the breast to wean children ( Garner and Hawley 1950: 326). 69 |
