Prats LXVI. 
LX VII. 
LXVIII. 
LXIX. 
LXX. 
LXXI. 
LXXII. 
LXXIII. 
EXCXTY. 
LXXyV. 
LXXVI- 
LXXVII. 
LXX VIII. 
LXXIX. 
Pi Se. RAL ONES 
Wild rice habitat by States 
a, Wild-rice bed in Lac Courte Oreille river; 6, Ojibwa birch- 
bark and matting wigwam at the wild-rice field .......-.--- 
Permanent ash-bark wigwam of the wild rice gathering Ojibwa- 
Portable birch-bark and rush-matting wigwam of the wild rice 
gathering Ojibwa 
Indian woman on her way to the rice bed to tie the stalks-_-- 
A narrow bed of wild rice tied in bunches or sheaves. - ------ - 
Tiedibunchesiof wild! rices.. ss sos- meee ee ee ee eee eee 
Birch-bark canoes of wild rice gathering Ojibwa. ..----------- 
a, Wild-rice field after the harvest; 6, Drying rack for grain... 
a, Section of drying rack; b, Stave-lined thrashing hole for 
EYEE CA ON UM Cy TL 
Wild-rice kernels before thrashing 
a, Thrashing wild rice by means of a churndasher-like stick; 
b, Indian woman winnowing wild rice_...--....-..-------- 
Wild-rice kernels after thrashing and winnowing....-------- 
a, Bireh-bark mococks in which the grain is carried; >, Birch- 
years es yo IAT © WWD eT Yet te 
Ficure 47. Sickle-shaped sticks used to draw the stalks within reach for tying. 
48. Map showing areas whose population is compared..--.-..-.---.- 
