10 long, thin pieces of rush (shafts). Thicker at one end than the other. Rushes bundled, cleaned, dried, cut. Ready to weave into mat (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
Pressed specimen of maple, collected in same place as no. 6 and 7, called "soft maple" by Sturgeon. It is the type used by Dave Osahgee and other workers in soft wood for the making of novelties (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 8).
Pressed specimen of Potato Bean (Apios tuberosa) collected along fences on east side of Sturgeon's house. There were several vines, some with five leaflets and some with seven. None were in flower. Collected 7/12/33. Sturgeon knew that they were formerly used for food, but knew nothing of the preparation (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 5).
Pressed specimen of Potato Bean (Apios tuberosa) collected along fences on east side of Sturgeon's house. There were several vines, some with five leaflets and some with seven. None were in flower. Collected 7/12/33. Sturgeon knew that they were formerly used for food, but knew nothing of the preparation (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 5).
Pressed specimen of Potato Bean (Apios tuberosa) collected along fences on east side of Sturgeon's house. There were several vines, some with five leaflets and some with seven. None were in flower. Collected 7/12/33. Sturgeon knew that they were formerly used for food, but knew nothing of the preparation (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 5).
Pressed specimen of sweet grass, obtained from Levi Sturgeon. From field beside Dave Osahgee's house. Said by Sturgeon to have been planted there by his father. He says that sweet grass can easily be transplanted from roots. He recognized sweet grass by the glossy upper surface of the leaf, its low branching characteristics, and lack of joints in nodes. The sweet grass was growing among other plants. He says it does better with competition. Collected 7/7/33 (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 1).
Leaves of black ash from tree about 30 feet tall, cut on farm of William George, an old Pottawatomie farmer living on the back part of the island. The tree was bought through Levi Sturgeon for 75 cents (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 2).
Leaves and twigs of black ash from tree about 30 feet tall, cut on farm of William George, an old Pottawatomie farmer living on the back part of the island. The tree was bought through Levi Sturgeon for 75 cents (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 2).
Pressed specimen of Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias Incarnata) from plant about three feet tall with pale rose-colored flowers. Collected on the farm of William George and said by him to have formerly been used as a source of fibers for cordage (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 3).
Pressed specimen of Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias Incarnata) from plant about three feet tall with pale rose-colored flowers. Collected on the farm of William George and said by him to have formerly been used as a source of fibers for cordage (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 3).
Pressed specimen of another hickory. This one called "bitter-nut" by Sturgeon. He says that no hickorys grow on the island except these two. "Bitter-nut" he says can be used for basket handles and rims but, since it breaks easier, it is not used if "shell-bark" can be obtained (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 7).
Pressed specimen of a hickory, the type used for basket handles and rims by Sturgeon and said by him to be the type preferred by all basket makers on the island. He calls it "shell-bark." The rim for basket, field no. 116 (UMMAA 13956), was made from it. Collected 7/12/33 in Dave Osahgee's wood lot (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 6).
Sweet grass from a bundle being used by Mrs. Sturgeon. Said by her to have been gathered late last summer (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 110).
