Plants in Hawaiian Culture

By Beatrice H. Krauss

This book is intended as a general introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiians and as such it presumes, on the part of the reader, little background in either botany or Hawaiian ethnology. It describes the plants themselves, whether cultivated or brought from the forests, streams, or ocean, as well as the modes of cultivation and collection. It discusses the preparation and uses of the plant materials, and the methods employed in building houses and making canoes, wearing apparel, and the many other artifacts that were part of the material culture associated with this farming and fishing people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824812255
• ISBN13: 9780824812256
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 9.1"