Author: KRAUSS, BEATRICE H.
Title: Plants in Hawaiian culture / Beatrice H. Krauss; illustrated by Thelma F. Greig
Description: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 1993. First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: ix. 345 p. including 96 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes: References: pp.329-332. Summary: This introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiian culture before contact with foreigners describes the plants themselves. preparation and uses of plant materials. and how the plants and artifacts made from them were used as food. canoes. houses. wearing apparel. musical instruments. medicine. Subject: Ethnobotany. Economic botany. Food plants. Medicinal plants. Plant fibres. Textiles. Plant morphology. Plant distribution. Uses. Nomenclature. Vernacular names. Hawaiians - Ethnobotany - Material culture. Plants. Useful - Hawaii. Hawaiian Islands. Plants. Useful Plants. Material Culture. Flora - Hawaii. USA. Cultural studies. NATURE / Plants / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. Other names: Greig. Thelma F. Series: A Kolowalu book. ISBN: 0824812255. Weight in Kg appr.:

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