Andropogon furcatus Blue stem grass Apocynum cannabinum, androsaemifolium Indian hemp Arundinaria tecta Canebrake Asclepias syriaca, tuberosa, pulchra, incarnata Milkweed Asimina triloba Pawpaw Betula papyrifera Paper birch Boehmeria cylindrica Stingless nettle Cannabis sativa Hemp Dirca palustris Moosewood Eryngium yuccaefolium Gossypium herbaceum Cotton Hierochloe odorata Sweet grass Juglans nigra Black walnut Juniperus virginiana Red cedar Laportea canadensis Woods nettle Linum usitatissimum Flax Nolina georgiana Yucca Sabal palmetto Palmetto Salix nigra Black willow Tilia americana Basswood Tillandsia usneoides Florida moss Typha latifolia Cat-tail Ulmus americana, fulva Elm Urtica gracilis Slender nettle Yucca arkansana, filamentosa Yucca Zea mays Indian corn TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS 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