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ID: 300012134
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300012134

 

Record Type: concept
hickory (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Wood of the tree belonging to the genus Carya, valued because it is strong, elastic, and shock resistant. The reddish brown wood has a straight grain and a fine texture that polishes well; used for flooring, tool handles, farm implements, chairs, wheel spokes, golf clubs, baseball bats, and for flavoring smoked food. It is also split into thin canes for weaving. The heartwood is white.
 
Terms:
hickory (wood) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
hickorynoothout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
nogal americano (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
jockory (madera) (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of hickory (wood)
........................................ hickory (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot het genus Carya, met wit spinthout en roodachtig bruin kernhout. Het wordt gebruikt voor het maken van stelen voor hamers, bijlen en houwelen, en bij het aromatiseren van gerookt voedsel. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Carya, con albura blanca y duramen marrón rojizo, utilizada para fabricar martillos, ejes y mangos de pico y para dar sabor a la carne ahumada. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Carya (genus)
................................  (Juglandaceae (family), Fagales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300374949]

Sources and Contributors:
hickory (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 387
.............................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.............................  Johnson, International Book of Trees (1973)
.............................  Montgomery, American furniture: Federal Period (1966) 37
.............................  National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
hickorynoothout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
jockory (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.............................  Robb, Diccionario para Ingenieros (1979) 459
nogal americano (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.........................................  Brickell y Joyce, Enciclopedia de la poda (1997) 56
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Bramwell, The International Book of Wood (1982) 234
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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