Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2001
Department
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Abstract
Indian hemp is the name European colonists gave to a species of plants indigenous to North America whose stem fibers were used by Native Americans to make a variety of textile products. The plant, which is plentiful in New England, is similar to dogbane, and was processed into fibers for use in twined containers, mats, fishing nets and lines, necklaces, bracelets, headbands, twined capes, and bandoliers.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Welters, Linda, and Margaret Ordoñez. "New England "Indian Hemp"." (2001). https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/tmd_facpubs/83
Comment
Unpublished paper.
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