Plant Materials for
 Making Cordage

Identifying the plants used in making cordage was very important to Idaho's Native Peoples. Knowing where the plants grew, what they looked like, and when to gather them was learned from childhood. Idaho's Native Peoples learned from an early age to identify the plants, and know how they were used.

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