Biology ETDs
Publication Date
5-29-1940
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to show the various uses to which species of the genus Pinus were put by the aborigines of the American Southwest. The author will endeavor to portray the importance of this seed as a primitive food and the extent to which the wood was employed as a building material. In addition it will be shown how the pitch was of importance both as an adhesive and as a water proofing material and, finally, the mythology and ceremonial usage of pine will be outlined in order to set forth the extent to which the genus was revered by the early inhabitants of this region.
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Biology
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
UNM Biology Department
First Committee Member (Chair)
Willis H. Bell
Second Committee Member
Edward Franklin Castetter
Third Committee Member
Willard Williams Hill
Recommended Citation
Snyder, Evert Albert. "Primitive Uses of Pine Among the Indians of the American Southwest." (1940). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/biol_etds/243
