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- North Coyote Buttes
Description: North Coyote Buttes, Arizona-Utah border. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - North Rim
Description: View from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Prickly Pear (Opuntia spp.)
Common name: Prickly Pear Scientific name: Opuntia spp. Description: A variety of prickly pear species grow in the Southwest, all with large fleshy pads and dark red to purple fruits. Dye: Ground up cochineal (a scale insect that feeds on prickly pear) were processed by native peoples to create red or purple textile dyes. In Europe this color of dye was so rare that only royalty could afford it. In some kingdoms the colors “royal purple”(derived from a sea cucumber) and, after discovery of the New World, royal crimson from cochineal, were reserved for the king by law. Cultivation and export of cochineal dye became a major economic activity, and its source was kept secret for many years. Other uses: Pads and fruit may be prepared as food or beverage by Acoma, Apache, Laguna, Cochiti, Havasupai, Hopi, Isleta, Navajo, Papago, Pima. Isleta have used dried pulp for candlemaking. Also used for medicinal/ceremonial/symbolic purposes by several groups. - S.P. Crater, Arizona
Description: View from S.P. Crater, north of the San Francisco Peaks. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Shrub Live-Oak (Quercus turbinella)
Common name: Live Oak Scientific name: Quercus turbinella Uses: Acorns (nuts) widely eaten as food by Acoma, Apache, Cocopah, Gosiute, Havasupai, Hualapai, Laguna, Mohave, Navajo, Papago, Pima, Southern Paiute, Tewa, Uintah Ute, Yavapai, and Yuma. Variously used for making tools/tool parts (digging sticks, handles, etc.), ceremonial/ritual purposes, and as a tannin (Apache). Sap may also be used as chewing gum or as an adhesive (Navajo). - South Coyote Buttes
Description: Arizona-Utah border. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Sunrise on the Escalante Rim
Description: Escalante National Monument, Utah. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Triangle Leaf Bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea)
Common name: Triangle Leaf Bursage, Burrobush, Rabbitbush Scientific name: Ambrosia deltoidea Description: Triangle leaf bursage is a small round shrub with slender, brittle branches, triangular serrated leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers,and bur-like seeds. - Wahweap Badlands
Description: Northwest of Lake Powell. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Wahweap Badlands
Description: Northwest of Lake Powell. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Water Sculpture
Description: Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Zion Narrows
Description: Zion National Park, Utah. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Zion Narrows, The Bend
Description: Zion National Park, Utah. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories. - Zion Narrows, the Confluence
Description: Zion Narrows, confluence with Orderville Canyon. Collection: Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories.