Adjusting the Drying Rack

Abel Campbell standing at the end of the drying rack. The prepared berries have been spread out over a bed of salmonberry leaves. Skunk cabbage is normally used for this purpose These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to record some of the traditional food practices among the Gitxsan...

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Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald Collection
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1972
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Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-982/adjusting-drying-rack
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Summary:Abel Campbell standing at the end of the drying rack. The prepared berries have been spread out over a bed of salmonberry leaves. Skunk cabbage is normally used for this purpose These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to record some of the traditional food practices among the Gitxsan and to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.