Back to Main Page*The following is not meant to be inclusive of all materials that have ever been used in northwest basketry--virtually all materials have probably used in some capacity by someone. This list includes native materials that Sharle Osborne uses in her work.
Common Name Scientific Name Parts of Plant Used western red cedar Thuja plicata inner bark, roots, & branches Alaska (yellow) cedar Chamaecyparis nootkaensis inner bark, roots, & branches bitter cherry Prunus emarginata outer & inner bark red osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera shoots & branches orange honey suckle Lonicera celosia vines & bark bear grass, Xerophyllum tenax leaf cattail Typha latifolia leaf needle rush, Juncus effusus stem bulrush. Scirpus acutus stem northwest sweetgrass Scirpus americanus stem
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