Yosemite > History > Ahwahnee Village > Mock Orange >

CalHotels.US Lowest Hotel Rates Guaranteed. Click Here For Yours! Hotel photos, maps, reviews, & discount rates. U.S. Hotels in California (Yosemite, L. A., San Francisco ), AL, AK, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, NV, MH, MP, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, PR, PW, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, VI WA, WV, WI, WY

Next: Black Oak • Contents • Previous: Spicebush

Ahwahnee Village

Mock Orange
Philadelphus lewisii Leeha (Southern Miwok)

[click to enlarge] Mock Orange

Miwok arrows form the mid-19th century were highly valued and renowned for their excellent workmanship. Indian Canyon (mata'), northeast of you (to the right of Yosemite Falls and Lost Arrow Spire), known for its supply of this arrow wood, was also called leemameti by the Miwok, meaning “mock orange place.”

By the end of the 19th century few Miwok people made or used bows and arrows, as rifles were preferred for hunting.

Next: Black Oak • Contents • Previous: Spicebush

CalHotels.US Lowest Hotel Rates Guaranteed. Click Here For Yours! Hotel photos, maps, reviews, & discount rates. U.S. Hotels in California (Yosemite, L. A., San Francisco ), AL, AK, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, NV, MH, MP, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, PR, PW, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, VI WA, WV, WI, WY

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/ahwahnee_village/mock_orange.html