Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

haamoh • n • bear grass, used in basket making (Xerophyllum tenax)

Lexicon record # 380 | Source reference(s): R197 JE16 JE62 JE149
Semantic domains: plants and trees; baskets and basket making

MAB63: "Plants were burned every year and then leaves were were harvested in the spring when they first begin to grow out from their charred rhizome. Small leaves were used for dresses. Prior to use, the leaves were soaked in water to make them pliable, but if left too long they turned green."

Short recordings (3)

1. haamoh "wild grass" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

2. haamoh "bear grass" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

3. 'n-aamoh "my bear grass" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)