The Use and Cultural Significance of the Pita Plant (Aechmea magdalenae) among Ngöbe Women of Chalite, Panama

Economic Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-26

  Lincoln, Kathryn ^a   Orr, Blair ^b  

^a Geographic Consulting   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aechmea magdalenae; Bocas del Toro; chacara; cloth; gender; hand woven bags; kra; markets; non timber forest products; pita plant

Indexed keywords

AECHMEA MAGDALENAE;

EID: 79952572835     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-010-9144-x     Document Type: Article

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