Contributing InstitutionArizona State MuseumSubcollection Summary
Wheat threshing was performed in the traditional manner by the Tohono O'odham into the mid-1970's. This sequence of eight photos demonstrates how the wheat was gathered, bundled, and threshed. Wheat is an important agricultural crop for the O'odham who use the grains for making flour and the husks for livestock feed.
Date Original1972~Date Range1970s (1970-1979)Permissions and ReuseFrom the Photograph Collection of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Copyright and publication rights for all photographs are retained by the Arizona Board of Regents.