Yucca (_Yucca baccata_). Also known as "Soapweed" or "Spanish Bayonet."
This plant was most important in the economy of the early cliff
dwellers. It furnished all of the necessities of life, namely food,
shelter, and clothing. The Yucca is pollinated by a small moth whose
larvæ feed on the seeds. The Indians prized the fruit, buds, flowers,
and stalks for food. Its fiber was used for baskets, mats, cloth, rope
and sandals. Leaves were sometimes laid across rafters or vigas in
buildings and covered with mud for roofs. The root makes good soap.
[Illustration: YUCCA]
_FOOD_
Flower
Stalk
Fruit
Seeds
Nets and Snares for catching Birds and Animals for Food
_SHELTER_
Cover and tie Roof Beams
Floor Mats
Tie Rungs in Ladders
_CEREMONIAL OBJECTS_
_SOAP_
_CLOTHING_
Sandals
Robes made of Yucca fiber and wrapped with rabbit fur or feathers
Loincloths
_UTILITARIAN OBJECTS_
Baskets, Bags
Quivers
Burden Baskets
Tump Strap