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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 5, 2018
Caption: Nimiipuu Cycle of Life Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (upper left) Nez Perce riders at camas feels near Lolo Pass.; (upper right) Nez Perce women gathering root and firewood.; (middle right) The long curved stick of the túuk'es is used for loosening the soil and gently removing the roots, bulbs, and other plants from the ground. This one is made of fire-hardened yew and the handle of bone, however, historically they could also be made from the horns of the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis).
Submitted: August 7, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p438901
File Size: 3.283 Megabytes

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