wild plants for glue making
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North American plant sources for glue making.TRANSCRIPT
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A fabulous source for detailed information on north american
plants suitable for glue production can be obtained from Native
American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman. Here are quite a
few that come to mind:
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. hololeucus (Gray) Hall &
Clements, Rubber Rabbitbrush: Bulbs roasted and the juice
used as a substitute for glue in attaching feathers to
arrows.
Chlorogalum sp., Soap Root: Bulbs made into glue and
used to fasten sinew on the backs of the sinew-backed
bows.
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Grindelia integrifoliavdr. macrophylla (Greene) Cronq.,
Sticky sap used like glue,
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Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant ssp. aggregata,
Skyrocket Gilia, Whole plant boiled for glue,
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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, White Spruce, Warmed pitch
used as glue to patch birchbark canoes and to attach
feathers to arrows.
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Picea sitchemis (Bong.) Carr., Sitka Spruce, Rendered
pitch used as a glue for arrows and harpoons before they
were tied.
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Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud., Lodgepole Pine, Resin
boiled with buffalo phallus and used as a glue for head
dresses and bows.
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Pinus edulisEngelm., Twoneedle Pinyon, Pitch used to glue
arrows and cradleboards.
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Pinus elliottii Engelm., Slash Pine, Plant used to make
arrow point glue.
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Pinus muricata D. Don, Bishop Pine, Pitch used like glue.
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PiltUS monticola Dougl. ex D. Don, Western White Pine,
Pitch used as glue.
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Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Lawson, Ponderosa Pine,
Fasteners Pitch used as glue in arrow making and other
manufactures.
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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex
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Hook.) Brayshaw, Black Cottonwood, Leaf buds, in spring,
used as glue to stick feathers to arrows, Bud scale resin
used to glue arrowhead onto shafts and in making spears,
fishhooks, and canoes. Buds used as a binding agent to
glue duck feathers to red cedar hoops used for festive
applications.
Prunus virginiana L, Common Chokecherry, Sap mixed
with the neck portion of certain animals and used to make a
glue.
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Sambucus racemosa L, Scarlet Elderberry, Water proofing
Agent fruite or flower glue used to waterproof cedar bark
rain hats.
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Sphaeralcea angustifolia ssp. lobata (Woot.) Kearney,
Copper Globemallow, Root sap rubbed on the skin and
used as glue for feathers and cotton during dances.
And there is many more plants for complete list please get
Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman. I might
have missed some so please get the book!