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Tied for harvest. Pag-wadj. Ma-no-min. Ojibway
(wild) (rice)
Zizania aquatica. (L.) Water Oats)
tied for harvest Haupt del.
[?"Nig wal-i gam-ig"?] and lead them in their canoes with the family and repair to the rice fields or lakes where the rice grows spontaneously. the spot being reached a little before the kernel is ripe. The work of harvesting begins so soon as the camp is set up The squaws in the canoe visit the rice fields and with twine made of Bass wood fiber wrap together as shown in the drawing the heads of a number of stalks of rice this secures the kernals and prevents them dropping into the water as they ripen and are blown by the wind. This tying is continued as fast as possible till the rice gets to ripe. Then the standing rice is gathered by two squaws in a canoe, one paddling the other with a rude picker or bent stick in one hand reaches out and draws all the heads of rice within reach over the gunnals of the canoe and with a stick held in the other hand beats the rice into the canoe upon a blanket spread in the bottom. When the standing rice is collected that which has been tied is gathered. The gathering over the rice is next released of the hull; this is done by removing the rice from the canoe to a "A lowa ji jon." "rack to dry on." This rack is made by planting posts in the ground and placing longitudinal rods upon the crotches and crossing them with others at right angle, the cross pieces and thin strips split out from a piece of cedar or other wood. They are secured to the long strips by being wrapped with bass wood fiber twine. upon this frame is placed. a bed of the